Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 3 km NNE of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 3 km NNE of Psará, Greece on Sun, Oct 21, 2001, 7:59 PM GMT+3 (16:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 34 km S of Skýros, 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
2001-10-21 16:59:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.570° N, 25.580° 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.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.418 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9110 days ago · 30 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.139 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 9093 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.032 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 9088 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 4.034 km S of Skýros, Greece · 9079 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.89 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.139 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 9111 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.914 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9115 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.511 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 3.64 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 37 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.235 km NE of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.626 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9117 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.423 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9117 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.719 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9118 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.28 km SW of Skýros, Greece · 9122 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.53 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9139 days ago · 31 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arca. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.