July 26, 2001 Earthquake: Skyros, Greece
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Skyros, Greece on July 26, 2001 at 00:21:36 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- July 26, 2001
- Time
- 00:21:36 UTC
- Place
- Skyros, Greece
- Magnitude
- 6.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.059° N, 24.244° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
- Houses damaged
- 100
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
At least 100 buildings damaged on Skyros, Greece, including Saint George Monastery. The main water supply system was damaged and fallings rocks from a castle destroyed 30 cars. Felt throughout much of Greece. Felt (III) in the southern part of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. (reference #1053)
According to a press report, an eyewitness fisherman said that during the strong earthquake (Mw6.44) he was sailing offshore the northeastern end of Skyros Island. Then, his boat rocked back and forth as if it had hit dry land. He added with emphasis, “I was unable to control the boat”. This account indicates a seaquake rather than a tsunami wave. (reference #13999)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 856, Korinthos,patrai (Patras), Greece
- October 15, 1883, Ayvalik, Izmir, Cesme, Turkey
- April 3, 1881, Cesme, Khios, Turkey, Greece
- July 7, 551, Schisma, Boetia, Greece
- June 426 BC, Euboea, Greece
- March 7, 1867, Izmir, Mitilini, Turkey, Greece
- August 6, 1384, Lesbos, Greece
- April 20, 1894, Locride, Malesina-Martinon (Lokris), Greece
- September 26, 1932, Hierissos-Strantonion (Chalkidiki), Greece
- September 7, 1999, Athens, Greece
- August 23, 1817, Aeghion, Achaia, Greece
- August 1, 1870, Itea Delphi (Phokis), Greece
- September 30, 1870, Greece
- March 9, 1965, Alonisos, Skopelos, Greece
- April 30, 1954, Sophades (Karditsa), Greece
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5606.