Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 21 km NNW of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 21 km NNW of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Aug 28, 2001, 12:43 AM GMT+3 (21:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 25 km WNW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-27 21:43:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.092° N, 24.483° 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.

From the USGS event page for usp000an5n. 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
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Stations used
44

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 167 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000an5n. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC.