M3.6 earthquake 36 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece on Thu, Dec 7, 2000, 12:12 AM GMT+2 (22:12 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 26 km NNW 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
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-06 22:12:00 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.450° N, 26.770° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.621 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9431 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.814 km SE of Kos, Greece · 9419 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.17 km SE of Kálymnos, Greece · 9415 days ago · 21 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 9397 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.841 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9395 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.026 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9394 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.666 km SSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 9389 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.720 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9379 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5mn. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:18 PM UTC.