Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 29 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 29 km N of Sitia, Greece on Mon, Dec 25, 2000, 3:02 AM GMT+2 (01:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 2 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-25 01:02:16 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.470° N, 26.130° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.916 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.12 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.99 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.70 km SW of Kentrí, Greece · 9400 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 4.127 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.94 km NNE of Gra Liyiá, Greece · 9398 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.645 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9396 days ago · 46 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 4.033 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9394 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.841 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9394 days ago · 48 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 4.026 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9393 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.141 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9390 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 3.231 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 9389 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.666 km SSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 9388 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.727 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9388 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.626 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 4.023 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.819 km SE of Kastélli, Greece · 9387 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.857 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9383 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 4.019 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 9364 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.667 km N of Sitia, Greece · 9358 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.625 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.553 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9424 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.614 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9428 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6pk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.