Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 49 km SE of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 49 km SE of Sykiá, Greece on Wed, Jan 17, 2001, 3:32 AM GMT+2 (01:32 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24 km NW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-17 01:32:34 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.789° N, 24.424° 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
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.311 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 9389 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.039 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 9383 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.226 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 9379 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.014 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 9376 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 2.53 km SE of Néa Róda, Greece · 9374 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.636 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 9367 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.540 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 9357 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.624 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.03 km ESE of Kassándreia, Greece · 9355 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.08 km NNE of Skópelos, Greece · 9350 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.943 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 9331 days ago · 30 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.335 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 9330 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 2.031 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 9413 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.06 km NE of Sárti, Greece · 9418 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7u9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.