Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 25 km SW of Plomári, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Plomári, Greece on Thu, Jan 4, 2001, 1:02 AM GMT+2 (23:02 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 13 km ESE of Vareiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-03 23:02:53 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.830° N, 26.140° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
26

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.239 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9401 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.615 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 9399 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.340 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9392 days ago · 38 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.239 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9388 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.340 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9385 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.018 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 9382 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.435 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.254 km W of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.212 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 9371 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.231 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.116 km WSW of Plomári, Greece · 9354 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.66 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9351 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.012 km SE of Vareiá, Greece · 9348 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.113 km ESE of Vareiá, Greece · 9348 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.019 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 9348 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.611 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9403 days ago · 35 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.312 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9416 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.820 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 9425 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a741. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC.