Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 39 km N of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 39 km N of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Dec 23, 2001, 7:11 AM GMT+2 (05:11 UTC), 28 km (17 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
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-12-23 05:11:53 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.550° N, 26.330° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.642 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9045 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.919 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9037 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.642 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9023 days ago · 37 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 6.249 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9019 days ago · 88 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.727 km N of Fry, Greece · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.952 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 9051 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.742 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.735 km W of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.743 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 9053 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.817 km W of Fry, Greece · 9054 days ago · 91 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.945 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 9057 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.720 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 9059 days ago · 21 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.834 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9063 days ago · 83 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.831 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 9069 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 4.024 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.927 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9075 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000av3f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.