Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 20 km NW of Míthymna, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Míthymna, Greece on Tue, Dec 12, 2000, 9:58 AM GMT+2 (07:58 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km WNW of Behram, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-12 07:58:08 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.482° N, 25.985° 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.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.312 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece · 9417 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.611 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9404 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.625 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9403 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.615 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 9399 days ago · 25 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.04 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey · 9397 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 4.018 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 9383 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.435 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.254 km W of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.557 km SSW of Mýrina, Greece · 9430 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.63 km WNW of Plomári, Greece · 9450 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.523 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9453 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.529 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 9454 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.931 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 9454 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.517 km W of Míthymna, Greece · 9455 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5y9. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.