M3.5 earthquake 14 km NNE of Rethymno, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 14 km NNE of Rethymno, Greece on Thu, May 17, 2001, 2:00 PM GMT+3 (11:00 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 48 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-17 11:00:15 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.490° N, 24.520° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.125 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9266 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.545 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9261 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.719 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 9261 days ago · 75 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.612 km SW of Pérama, Greece · 9243 days ago · 29 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.448 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 9242 days ago · 86 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.510 km NNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 9217 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.435 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 9213 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.64 km SSE of Tympáki, Greece · 9210 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af24. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:16 AM UTC.