Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 26 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 26 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Nov 17, 2000, 3:39 AM GMT+2 (01:39 UTC), 79 km (49 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
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-11-17 01:39:03 UTC
Depth
79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
35.323° N, 23.415° 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
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.076 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9450 days ago · 69 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.637 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 9449 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.751 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9442 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.121 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.636 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9421 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9421 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.49 km NNW of Pithári, Greece · 9417 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.563 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9416 days ago · 66 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.016 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9415 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.227 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 9406 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.628 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9406 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.414 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9406 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.041 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9404 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.515 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9399 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.224 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away

Before

  1. 3.216 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9453 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.25 km NNE of Vrýses, Greece · 9454 days ago · 35 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.416 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9457 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.531 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 9457 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.560 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9459 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  6. 3.63 km E of Kalýves, Greece · 9474 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.833 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9481 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a41c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.