Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 30 km SE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Palekastro, Greece on Wed, Apr 11, 2001, 5:59 AM GMT+3 (02:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-04-11 02:59:52 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.990° N, 26.470° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.722 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 9296 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9291 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.616 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9274 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.941 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9266 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.659 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9256 days ago · 25 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.694 km S of Fry, Greece · 9254 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.910 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9246 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 4.498 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9306 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9308 days ago · 54 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9312 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.660 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9318 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.715 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9325 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 4.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9328 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.816 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9329 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.842 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.645 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.7121 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9332 days ago · 55 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.8114 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9335 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ad0b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:57 PM UTC.