M3.7 earthquake 21 km NNE of Sými, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 21 km NNE of Sými, Greece on Mon, Jul 30, 2001, 4:31 AM GMT+3 (01:31 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 32 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-30 01:31:33 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.790° N, 27.940° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.932 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey · 9185 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.818 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey · 9162 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.919 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9150 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akfw. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC.