Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 42 km N of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 42 km N of Kolympári, Greece on Thu, Oct 5, 2000, 10:41 AM GMT+3 (07:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-10-05 07:41:13 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.920° N, 23.740° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
9

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.137 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9486 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.344 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9482 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.833 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9481 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.63 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 9474 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.560 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.416 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9457 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.25 km NNE of Vrýses, Greece · 9453 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.216 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9452 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.425 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 9452 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 4.126 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9451 days ago · 79 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.637 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9449 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.751 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9442 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.028 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 9516 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.49 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9518 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a19n. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.