M3.2 earthquake 29 km S of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 29 km S of Samothráki, Greece on Thu, Dec 6, 2001, 7:44 AM GMT+2 (05:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km SSW of Ezine, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-12-06 05:44:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.210° N, 25.550° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.023 km SSE of Enez, Turkey · 9055 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.410 km SSW of Ezine, Turkey · 9049 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.428 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 9018 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000au3f. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.