M4.4 earthquake 99 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Aug 22, 2000, 6:51 PM GMT+3 (15:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 50 km SSE of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-22 15:51:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.379° N, 26.692° 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
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.179 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9532 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.847 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9522 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.179 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9510 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.145 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9510 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.535 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 9486 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.650 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9485 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009yz4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.