Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 37 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece on Sun, Jan 2, 2000, 4:16 AM GMT+2 (02:16 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 39 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-01-02 02:16:26 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.800° N, 25.930° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.039 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 9768 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.320 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 9756 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.725 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9755 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.57 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 9752 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.36 km N of Urla, Turkey · 9740 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.716 km SSE of Foça, Turkey · 9728 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.818 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 9722 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.631 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 9774 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.414 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 9774 days ago · 35 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 4.031 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 9776 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009kmn. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.