M3.5 earthquake 53 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece on Sat, Oct 21, 2000, 5:44 PM GMT+3 (14:44 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 12 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-21 14:44:05 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.700° N, 25.980° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.912 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9461 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.757 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9452 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.551 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9452 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.614 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9428 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.553 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9425 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a26a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC.