M3.5 earthquake 51 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 51 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece on Wed, Nov 15, 2000, 8:49 PM GMT+2 (18:49 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km SSE of Ierápetra, 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
- 2000-11-15 18:49:59 UTC
- Depth
- 19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.710° N, 25.880° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.614 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9428 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.715 km NE of Firá, Greece · 9428 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.553 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9424 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.829 km N of Sitia, Greece · 9413 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.916 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.12 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.99 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.70 km SW of Kentrí, Greece · 9400 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.94 km NNE of Gra Liyiá, Greece · 9399 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.841 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9394 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a3pk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:50 PM UTC.