Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 93 km S of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 93 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Wed, Dec 20, 2000, 9:39 AM GMT+2 (07:39 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 93 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-20 07:39:13 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.170° N, 25.000° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.093 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9400 days ago · 46 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.053 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.033 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9394 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.832 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 9390 days ago · 59 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.727 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9388 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.626 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.023 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.856 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9376 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.634 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 9372 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.728 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 9363 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.7114 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 9419 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.625 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9425 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.543 km S of Moíres, Greece · 9425 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 3.622 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 9428 days ago · 35 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.1119 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 9439 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.039 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 9444 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6dq. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.