M3.8 earthquake 14 km SE of Kos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Kos, Greece on Tue, Dec 19, 2000, 8:32 PM GMT+2 (18:32 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-19 18:32:35 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.790° N, 27.380° 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
- 5
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.17 km SE of Kálymnos, Greece · 9415 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.212 km E of Sými, Greece · 9399 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.519 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 9397 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.720 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9379 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 3.97 km NW of Kremastí, Greece · 9419 days ago · 52 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.621 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9431 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.636 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9432 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.719 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 9442 days ago · 57 km deep · 58 km away
- 4.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9446 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6c4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC.