Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 28 km N of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 28 km N of Palekastro, Greece on Mon, Apr 9, 2001, 10:31 AM GMT+3 (07:31 UTC), 54 km (33 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 30 km SE 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
2001-04-09 07:31:07 UTC
Depth
53.6 km (33.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.458° N, 26.235° 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
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.654 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9301 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.555 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9300 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.722 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 9296 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9291 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.616 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9274 days ago · 45 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.941 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9266 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.545 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9261 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.659 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9257 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9312 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.660 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9318 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.715 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9325 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.754 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9327 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 4.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9328 days ago · 111 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.816 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9329 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.842 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.645 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.729 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.79 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 4.336 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 4.823 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9337 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000acuu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.