M3.0 earthquake 6 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece on Sun, Oct 8, 2000, 6:13 PM GMT+3 (15:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 12 km W of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-08 15:13:19 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.680° N, 20.880° 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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.012 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.720 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 9490 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.031 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9489 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.48 km WNW of Karátoula, Greece · 9488 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.27 km WNW of Póros, Greece · 9487 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.828 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9486 days ago · 38 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.114 km WNW of Pýlos, Greece · 9484 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.311 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9483 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.629 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9476 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.922 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 9476 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.01 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 9474 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.216 km NNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 9473 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.56 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 9468 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.743 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9462 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.16 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 9462 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.72 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9460 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.41 km NW of Valsamáta, Greece · 9460 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.16 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 9458 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.477 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9450 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.146 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9448 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.36 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 9447 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.436 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 9447 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.713 km N of Goúmero, Greece · 9446 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.264 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9442 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.516 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9435 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.329 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9435 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.610 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 9433 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.7southern Greece · 9432 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.520 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9432 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.162 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9431 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.74 km S of Gastoúni, Greece · 9430 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.414 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 9430 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
Before
- 2.93 km NE of Filiatrá, Greece · 9493 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.07 km NW of Paralía, Greece · 9494 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.639 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9503 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.88 km W of Póros, Greece · 9515 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.272 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9518 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1fp. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.