Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 42 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 42 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sat, Mar 17, 2001, 1:13 AM GMT+2 (23:13 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 98 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
2001-03-16 23:13:41 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.750° N, 26.080° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.816 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9329 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9325 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.715 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9312 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.459 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9312 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9308 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.498 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9306 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 3.810 km SSW of Asímion, Greece · 9305 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9291 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 3.616 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9274 days ago · 45 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 3.645 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.7121 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9332 days ago · 55 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.8114 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9335 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.729 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.79 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 4.336 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.823 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.612 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9347 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abjm. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.