Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 28 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 28 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Mon, Jan 1, 2001, 8:55 PM GMT+2 (18:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 32 km S of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-01 18:55:38 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.990° N, 23.560° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.414 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9406 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 3.515 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 9399 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.224 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.832 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 9390 days ago · 59 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.617 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9390 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.521 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 9390 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.748 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9385 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.62 km WSW of Vrýses, Greece · 9382 days ago · 34 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.634 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 9372 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.227 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 9406 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.016 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9415 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.563 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9416 days ago · 66 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.49 km NNW of Pithári, Greece · 9417 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9421 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.121 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.95 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9424 days ago · 71 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a71f. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.