Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 74 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 74 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Aug 13, 2001, 1:59 PM GMT+3 (10:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 14 km W of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-08-13 10:59:49 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.410° N, 26.112° 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.

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Depth from
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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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5131 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9181 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.0120 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9180 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.9111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9180 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.7133 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9180 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 4.094 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9180 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.9111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9179 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.714 km W of Sitia, Greece · 9152 days ago · 55 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.921 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.722 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 4.096 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9145 days ago · 65 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.79 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9133 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.840 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 9129 days ago · 75 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 4.025 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9128 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.921 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9128 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.933 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9128 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.843 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9125 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.483 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9191 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.993 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9209 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.950 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9210 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.733 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9210 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 4.324 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9210 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amd3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.