M3.6 earthquake Dodecanese Islands, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck in the Dodecanese Islands, Greece on Mon, Oct 30, 2000, 9:37 PM GMT+2 (19:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 7 km NW of Kremastí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-30 19:37:13 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.870° N, 28.406° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.842 km S of Sarigerme, Turkey · 9461 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.719 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 9443 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.97 km NW of Kremastí, Greece · 9420 days ago · 52 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.814 km SE of Kos, Greece · 9420 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a2r2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.