M3.1 earthquake 7 km SE of Kálymnos, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Kálymnos, Greece on Sat, Dec 23, 2000, 9:24 PM GMT+2 (19:24 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 6 km SW of Chóra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-23 19:24:28 UTC
- Depth
- 21.2 km (13.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.907° N, 27.055° 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
- 4
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
- 4.16 km SW of Chóra, Greece · 9405 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.212 km E of Sými, Greece · 9401 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 9398 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.720 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9380 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6mc. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.