M4.0 earthquake 16 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece

Magnitude

4.0 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sat, Dec 23, 2000, 12:38 AM GMT+2

UTC

2000-12-22 22:38:11 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.320° N, 23.540° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

79

• Chaniá, GreecePopulation 53,910. Forecast49 kmWSW
• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast145 kmW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast470 kmSW

After

1. 3.227 km S of Palaióchora, GreeceMon, Jan 1, 11:06 AM GMT+2 · 9406 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
2. 3.628 km SSW of Palaióchora, GreeceMon, Jan 1, 8:55 PM GMT+2 · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
3. 3.414 km SSE of Kíssamos, GreeceMon, Jan 1, 10:23 PM GMT+2 · 9405 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
4. 3.041 km ESE of Kýthira, GreeceWed, Jan 3, 4:40 AM GMT+2 · 9404 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
5. 3.515 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, GreeceMon, Jan 8, 9:02 PM GMT+2 · 9398 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
6. 3.224 km WSW of Kíssamos, GreeceSat, Jan 13, 1:59 PM GMT+2 · 9393 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
7. 3.832 km S of Kastrí, GreeceWed, Jan 17, 12:28 AM GMT+2 · 9390 days ago · 59 km deep · 98 km away
8. 3.617 km SW of Kíssamos, GreeceWed, Jan 17, 10:01 AM GMT+2 · 9390 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
9. 3.521 km NNW of Kastrí, GreeceWed, Jan 17, 9:27 PM GMT+2 · 9389 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
10. 3.748 km WSW of Kastrí, GreeceSat, Jan 20, 7:24 PM GMT+2 · 9386 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
11. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, GreeceMon, Jan 22, 5:59 PM GMT+2 · 9384 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
12. 3.62 km WSW of Vrýses, GreeceThu, Jan 25, 5:46 AM GMT+2 · 9382 days ago · 34 km deep · 58 km away
13. 3.416 km ESE of Kýthira, GreeceTue, Jan 30, 2:27 AM GMT+2 · 9377 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

Before

1. 4.563 km WSW of Kíssamos, GreeceFri, Dec 22, 4:49 AM GMT+2 · 9416 days ago · 66 km deep · 52 km away
2. 3.49 km NNW of Pithári, GreeceThu, Dec 21, 6:27 PM GMT+2 · 9416 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
3. 3.6Crete, GreeceSun, Dec 17, 1:26 PM GMT+2 · 9420 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
4. 3.636 km SE of Kýthira, GreeceSun, Dec 17, 12:35 PM GMT+2 · 9420 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
5. 3.121 km NW of Kíssamos, GreeceFri, Dec 15, 5:27 AM GMT+2 · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
6. 3.751 km WSW of Kíssamos, GreeceSun, Nov 26, 1:37 PM GMT+2 · 9441 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6jz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.