Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 45 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 45 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Jan 11, 2001, 3:16 AM GMT+2 (01:16 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 23 km S of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-11 01:16:08 UTC
Depth
46.2 km (28.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.808° N, 26.392° 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
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.033 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9394 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.841 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9394 days ago · 48 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 4.141 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9390 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.727 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9388 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.626 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 4.023 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.819 km SE of Kastélli, Greece · 9387 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.019 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 9365 days ago · 49 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.612 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9347 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.716 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 9343 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.452 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9339 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 4.823 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 4.336 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 3.79 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.729 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.94 km NNE of Gra Liyiá, Greece · 9399 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 4.053 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.127 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9399 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.70 km SW of Kentrí, Greece · 9400 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.99 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.12 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.916 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.829 km N of Sitia, Greece · 9413 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.795 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9413 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.625 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7g3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:35 PM UTC.