M3.2 earthquake 20 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 20 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Mar 17, 2001, 11:32 PM GMT+2 (21:32 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 107 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-17 21:32:00 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.170° N, 23.470° 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
- 4
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.126 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 9321 days ago · 85 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.485 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9305 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.556 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9305 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.024 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 9302 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.84 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 9300 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.424 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9292 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 4.554 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 9289 days ago · 68 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.84 km NNE of Vrýses, Greece · 9288 days ago · 25 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.68 km NW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 9283 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
- 4.6107 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9282 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abn1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:24 PM UTC.