Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake Crete, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Fri, Oct 19, 2001, 3:45 AM GMT+3 (00:45 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 9 km SSW of Agía Marína, 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
2001-10-19 00:45:42 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.820° N, 23.650° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.733 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9111 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.614 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9111 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.431 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 9111 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.839 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9109 days ago · 90 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.472 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 9109 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.543 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 9103 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.241 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9093 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.09 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9091 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.639 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9083 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.736 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 9121 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.716 km NE of Mouzourás, Greece · 9134 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.77 km NNW of Chaniá, Greece · 9136 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.81 km W of Georgioupolis, Greece · 9141 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.913 km WNW of Pánormos, Greece · 9142 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.520 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 9143 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ar72. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC.