M3.8 earthquake 23 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

3.8 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Mar 23, 2001, 3:11 AM GMT+2

UTC

2001-03-23 01:11:54 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.000° N, 26.160° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

8

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast99 kmESE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast389 kmSSW

After

1. 3.715 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceWed, Mar 28, 9:15 PM GMT+3 · 9321 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
2. 3.660 km NW of Fry, GreeceThu, Mar 29, 9:52 PM GMT+3 · 9320 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
3. 3.6Crete, GreeceMon, Apr 2, 7:15 PM GMT+3 · 9316 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
4. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Apr 4, 2:28 PM GMT+3 · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
5. 3.459 km SSE of Pýrgos, GreeceThu, Apr 5, 7:12 AM GMT+3 · 9313 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
6. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Apr 9, 10:31 AM GMT+3 · 9309 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away
7. 4.498 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceTue, Apr 10, 5:00 PM GMT+3 · 9308 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
8. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Apr 11, 5:59 AM GMT+3 · 9307 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
9. 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Apr 25, 10:57 PM GMT+3 · 9293 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
10. 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Apr 29, 8:34 PM GMT+3 · 9289 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
11. 3.616 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, GreeceSat, May 12, 10:35 PM GMT+3 · 9276 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
12. 3.941 km NNE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, May 20, 4:50 PM GMT+3 · 9268 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away

Before

1. 4.046 km NW of Fry, GreeceMon, Mar 19, 11:57 PM GMT+2 · 9330 days ago · 111 km deep · 81 km away
2. 3.816 km S of Sitia, GreeceSun, Mar 18, 3:54 PM GMT+2 · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
3. 3.842 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Mar 17, 1:13 AM GMT+2 · 9333 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
4. 3.645 km S of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Mar 16, 7:30 PM GMT+2 · 9333 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
5. 3.8114 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Mar 13, 9:24 AM GMT+2 · 9336 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
6. 3.729 km SSW of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Mar 11, 2:26 AM GMT+2 · 9339 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
7. 3.79 km S of Sitia, GreeceSat, Mar 10, 4:58 PM GMT+2 · 9339 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
8. 4.336 km S of Sitia, GreeceSat, Mar 10, 1:28 PM GMT+2 · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
9. 4.823 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Mar 10, 1:20 PM GMT+2 · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
10. 3.452 km N of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Mar 9, 11:17 AM GMT+2 · 9340 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
11. 3.716 km SSW of Karpathos, GreeceSun, Mar 4, 3:15 PM GMT+2 · 9345 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
12. 3.612 km NNW of Sitia, GreeceThu, Mar 1, 12:38 AM GMT+2 · 9349 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abw9. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:25 PM UTC.