M3.7 earthquake 42 km WSW of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 42 km WSW of Émponas, Greece on Wed, Oct 11, 2000, 10:10 PM GMT+3 (19:10 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 25 km N of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-11 19:10:40 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.080° N, 27.420° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.936 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 9485 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.817 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 9482 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.825 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9480 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.025 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 9456 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9446 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.719 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 9442 days ago · 57 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.042 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 9439 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.9Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9436 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.636 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9432 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.621 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9431 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1mm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.