M3.9 earthquake 41 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 41 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, May 20, 2001, 4:50 PM GMT+3 (13:50 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-20 13:50:20 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.530° N, 26.460° 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.
- Stations used
- 8
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.545 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9262 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.659 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9257 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.910 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 9247 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.853 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9243 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.619 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 9231 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.933 km SW of Fry, Greece · 9229 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.528 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9220 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.739 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9215 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af8c. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC.