Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 25 km W of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 25 km W of Skýros, Greece on Thu, Jul 26, 2001, 7:31 AM GMT+3 (04:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.0 16 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-26 04:31:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.934° N, 24.276° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt on Skyros, Greece.

From the USGS event page for usp000ak6k. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
126

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 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 200.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ak6k. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.