Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake Crete, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Sun, Dec 17, 2000, 1:26 PM GMT+2 (11:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 63 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-17 11:26:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.420° N, 23.700° 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
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.49 km NNW of Pithári, Greece · 9416 days ago · 30 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 4.563 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9416 days ago · 66 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.016 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9415 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.227 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.628 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.414 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.041 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9404 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.515 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9398 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.224 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9393 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.617 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9389 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.521 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 9389 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.748 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 9386 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9384 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.62 km WSW of Vrýses, Greece · 9381 days ago · 34 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 3.416 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9377 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.634 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 9372 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.636 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9420 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.121 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.95 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9423 days ago · 71 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.751 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9441 days ago · 38 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.637 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9448 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.076 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9449 days ago · 69 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a67h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC.