Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 31 km S of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 31 km S of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Nov 11, 2000, 2:38 PM GMT+2 (12:38 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 63 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece. 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
2000-11-11 12:38:11 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.950° N, 23.710° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.416 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9456 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.25 km NNE of Vrýses, Greece · 9453 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.216 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9452 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.126 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9451 days ago · 79 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.076 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9450 days ago · 69 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.751 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9441 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.622 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 9427 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.95 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9423 days ago · 71 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.121 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9420 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.49 km NNW of Pithári, Greece · 9416 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.563 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9416 days ago · 66 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 4.016 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9415 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 3.227 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.628 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.414 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.515 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9398 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.560 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9458 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.63 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 9474 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.531 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 9476 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a3dw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.