M3.8 earthquake 114 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 114 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Mar 13, 2001, 9:24 AM GMT+2 (07:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 98 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-13 07:24:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.222° N, 26.646° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7121 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9332 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.645 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.842 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9325 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.6Crete, Greece · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.498 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9306 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9291 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abap. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.