Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 1 km NE of Violí Charáki, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 1 km NE of Violí Charáki, Greece on Sun, Sep 16, 2001, 12:49 AM GMT+3 (21:49 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-15 21:49:37 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.370° N, 24.450° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.613 km NNE of Anógeia, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.921 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.722 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9143 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.913 km WNW of Pánormos, Greece · 9142 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.81 km W of Georgioupolis, Greece · 9141 days ago · 28 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.77 km NNW of Chaniá, Greece · 9137 days ago · 36 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 3.716 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 9135 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.5Crete, Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.733 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9112 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.614 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9112 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 3.543 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9103 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.823 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 9103 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.09 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9092 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.318 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.632 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9160 days ago · 49 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.569 km SSW of Adámas, Greece · 9162 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.95 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9172 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.262 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9173 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ap88. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:35 AM UTC.