M4.7 earthquake 78 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Mon, Jul 17, 2000, 10:01 AM GMT+3 (07:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-07-17 07:01:17 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.543° N, 26.566° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.785 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9576 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.895 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9562 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.499 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9539 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.179 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9534 days ago · 33 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9523 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009wnk. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.