M3.9 earthquake 105 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 105 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Wed, Nov 22, 2000, 7:53 PM GMT+2 (17:53 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 27 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-11-22 17:53:14 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.310° N, 26.680° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.795 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9413 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.127 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.053 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.645 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9396 days ago · 46 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.141 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9390 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a4p1. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.