M3.8 earthquake 123 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 123 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Dec 24, 2000, 4:47 PM GMT+2 (14:47 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-24 14:47:02 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.660° N, 22.520° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.748 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9385 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6np. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.