Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 12 km SSW of Plomári, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Plomári, Greece on Sun, Sep 16, 2001, 10:45 PM GMT+3 (19:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 31 km SW of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-16 19:45:22 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.870° N, 26.330° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.931 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9145 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.116 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.85 km SSW of Bergama, Turkey · 9143 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.53 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9140 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.910 km SSE of Foça, Turkey · 9119 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.719 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9118 days ago · 19 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.423 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9118 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.626 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9118 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  9. 3.235 km NE of Psará, Greece · 9116 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.64 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 9116 days ago · 37 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.511 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9116 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.914 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9115 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.79 km WNW of Gömeç, Turkey · 9115 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.63 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 9111 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.418 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9111 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 3.520 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 9108 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.76 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9146 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.633 km NNW of Psará, Greece · 9156 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.411 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9173 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.86 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9174 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apa7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.