Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 31 km E of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 31 km E of Palekastro, Greece on Mon, Dec 3, 2001, 11:57 AM GMT+2 (09:57 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.2 49 km NW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-12-03 09:57:35 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.150° N, 26.590° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.834 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9064 days ago · 83 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.720 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 9060 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.817 km W of Fry, Greece · 9054 days ago · 91 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.743 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 3.735 km W of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.742 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.939 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9049 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.733 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9046 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.642 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9046 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 4.776 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 9042 days ago · 64 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.919 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.642 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9023 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 6.249 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9019 days ago · 88 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 4.024 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.927 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9076 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.752 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9086 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.843 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9097 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000atxe. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:13 AM UTC.