Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 18 km ESE of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 18 km ESE of Psará, Greece on Mon, Oct 22, 2001, 12:35 AM GMT+3 (21:35 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9 km WNW of Foça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-10-21 21:35:36 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.500° N, 25.770° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.139 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 9093 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.89 km WNW of Foça, Turkey · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.63 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 9111 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.139 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 9111 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.914 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9115 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.511 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 37 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.64 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 37 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.235 km NE of Psará, Greece · 9115 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.626 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9117 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.423 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9118 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.719 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9118 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.910 km SSE of Foça, Turkey · 9119 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.53 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9139 days ago · 31 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000arcu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.