M3.2 earthquake 12 km E of Sými, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 12 km E of Sými, Greece on Mon, Jan 8, 2001, 2:33 AM GMT+2 (00:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km SE of Lárdos, Greece. 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
- 2001-01-08 00:33:11 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.631° N, 27.979° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 9397 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.020 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 9365 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.935 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 9351 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.920 km W of ?çmeler, Turkey · 9344 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.823 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 9342 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.78 km WNW of Kremastí, Greece · 9342 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7a6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:03 PM UTC.