Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 39 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 39 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece on Wed, Jul 11, 2001, 11:00 AM GMT+3 (08:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 24 km SE of Pýrgos, 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
2001-07-11 08:00:25 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.830° N, 26.110° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.324 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9209 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.733 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9209 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.950 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9208 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.993 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9207 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.483 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9189 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.574 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9182 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 4.094 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9178 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.448 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9171 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 3.524 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9215 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.528 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9219 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.826 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9226 days ago · 110 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.3116 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9228 days ago · 50 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.933 km SW of Fry, Greece · 9229 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.619 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 9231 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.857 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9234 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajc2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC.