M3.8 earthquake 17 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece on Wed, Oct 18, 2000, 12:53 AM GMT+3 (21:53 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 25 km N 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
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-17 21:53:58 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.480° N, 27.240° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.025 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 9456 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 9446 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.719 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 9442 days ago · 57 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.636 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9431 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.621 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 9431 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1zm. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.