M3.7 earthquake 121 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 121 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, Mar 16, 2001, 3:26 AM GMT+2 (01:26 UTC), 55 km (34 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-16 01:26:52 UTC
- Depth
- 55.2 km (34.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.232° N, 26.876° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.645 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9332 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.842 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9332 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.6Crete, Greece · 9315 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.498 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9307 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9307 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9292 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9288 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abg8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.