Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 16 km NW of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Skýros, Greece on Sat, Jul 21, 2001, 3:45 PM GMT+3 (12:45 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.5 32 km WNW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-21 12:45:57 UTC
Depth
13.7 km (8.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.005° N, 24.422° 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.

Depth from
CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.518 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9203 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 4.120 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9199 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 6.532 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.328 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 4.615 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.531 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.333 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.319 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.722 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 4.022 km WSW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 4.427 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 4.619 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 4.719 km WSW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.121 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 4.120 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 4.422 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 4.522 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 4.110 km S of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 3.525 km N of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.521 km E of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.125 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 4.016 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 4.632 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  24. 3.710 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 4.328 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 3.325 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  27. 3.414 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  28. 4.123 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.330 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 3.816 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 4.435 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  32. 4.214 km WSW of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 3.814 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9198 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 3.49 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 3.17 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 3.68 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 3.49 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 25 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 3.129 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 37 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 3.229 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 9197 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 3.429 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 26 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 3.330 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 25 km deep · 14 km away
  42. 3.511 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 3.529 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 4.230 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 3.431 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 24 km deep · 15 km away
  46. 3.225 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 25 km deep · 9 km away
  47. 4.211 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  48. 3.221 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 3.223 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 9197 days ago · 37 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 3.314 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  51. 3.218 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  52. 3.217 km W of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 38 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 3.124 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 9197 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
  54. 3.330 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 9197 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  55. 3.228 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 23 km deep · 13 km away
  56. 3.227 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
  57. 3.215 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 9197 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  58. 3.112 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 38 km deep · 4 km away
  59. 3.224 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 9197 days ago · 38 km deep · 26 km away
  60. 3.59 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 9197 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 2.917 km NNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 9205 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajxu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.