Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 29 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 29 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece on Sat, May 20, 2000, 5:33 AM GMT+3 (02:33 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 35 km SSE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-05-20 02:33:47 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.111° N, 26.563° 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.

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Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.879 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9634 days ago · 82 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.792 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9631 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.392 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9627 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.041 km S of Fry, Greece · 9624 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 5.435 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9611 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.036 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 9610 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.736 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9608 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.348 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9606 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 4.347 km SE of Fry, Greece · 9606 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 4.778 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9576 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 4.785 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9576 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.728 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9650 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.435 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9655 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.825 km W of Fry, Greece · 9655 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.713 km N of Fry, Greece · 9656 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.81 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9657 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009t71. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:14 PM UTC.