M3.5 earthquake 43 km S of Moíres, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 43 km S of Moíres, Greece on Wed, Dec 13, 2000, 4:09 AM GMT+2 (02:09 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-13 02:09:33 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.660° N, 24.920° 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.625 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.95 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9423 days ago · 71 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.7114 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9419 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.593 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9417 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.916 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.093 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9400 days ago · 46 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.12 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.99 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.70 km SW of Kentrí, Greece · 9400 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.127 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.053 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.94 km NNE of Gra Liyiá, Greece · 9398 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.515 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9398 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.033 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9394 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.832 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 9390 days ago · 59 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.521 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 9389 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.727 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9387 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.626 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.023 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.819 km SE of Kastélli, Greece · 9387 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.856 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9375 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.634 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 9372 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a5zk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:19 PM UTC.