Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 19 km SE of Leonídio, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 19 km SE of Leonídio, Greece on Thu, Dec 21, 2000, 2:16 AM GMT+2 (00:16 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-21 00:16:40 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.040° N, 23.010° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.926 km ENE of Ýdra, Greece · 9406 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.511 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9404 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.57 km N of Póros, Greece · 9395 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.410 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 9395 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.77 km NNW of Ligourión, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 2.67 km NW of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 9387 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.97 km N of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 9379 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.89 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9378 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.17 km ESE of Sparta, Greece · 9377 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.510 km W of Pórto Chéli, Greece · 9374 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.014 km ENE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 9374 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.913 km ESE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 9373 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.824 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 9370 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.910 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9358 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.04 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 9417 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.930 km WNW of Mílos, Greece · 9421 days ago · 117 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.217 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.727 km S of Ýdra, Greece · 9430 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.98 km SSW of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 9435 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.25 km SSE of Meligalás, Greece · 9435 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.56 km S of Sofikón, Greece · 9439 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.123 km NE of Moláoi, Greece · 9439 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.225 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 9439 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.328 km S of Spétses, Greece · 9441 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.230 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 9445 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6fg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.