Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 7 km SSE of Oinoússes, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Oinoússes, Greece on Sun, Oct 15, 2000, 2:22 AM GMT+3 (23:22 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 34 km S of Alaçat?, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-10-14 23:22:56 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.450° N, 26.250° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.439 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9480 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.625 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 9463 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.834 km S of Alaçat?, Turkey · 9454 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.523 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9453 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 3.63 km WNW of Plomári, Greece · 9450 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.519 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9448 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.210 km ESE of Karaburun, Turkey · 9435 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.416 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 9488 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.044 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9494 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.139 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9494 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.338 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9494 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 4.345 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9494 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.426 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9496 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.95 km W of Dikili, Turkey · 9509 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1sf. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.