Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 29 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Mar 11, 2001, 2:26 AM GMT+2 (00:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 98 km SSE of Ierápetra, 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
2001-03-11 00:26:49 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.940° N, 26.170° 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
6

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8114 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9335 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.645 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.842 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.816 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9330 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9328 days ago · 111 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9325 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.715 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.459 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9312 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9308 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.498 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9307 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9291 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.79 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9338 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.336 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.823 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 3.452 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9339 days ago · 36 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.612 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9347 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.667 km N of Sitia, Greece · 9359 days ago · 41 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 4.019 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 9365 days ago · 49 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ab71. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.