M3.3 earthquake 12 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12 km NNW of Míthymna, Greece on Thu, Dec 21, 2000, 12:17 PM GMT+2 (10:17 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km WNW of Behram, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-21 10:17:40 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.470° N, 26.130° 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
- 21
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.611 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9404 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.625 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9403 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.615 km SE of Ayvac?k, Turkey · 9399 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.04 km W of Gökçeada, Turkey · 9397 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.78 km NW of Çan, Turkey · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.018 km WNW of Behram, Turkey · 9383 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.435 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.254 km W of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6gb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:28 PM UTC.