Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 67 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 67 km N of Sitia, Greece on Sat, Feb 17, 2001, 3:44 PM GMT+2 (13:44 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 23 km S of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-02-17 13:44:40 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.820° N, 26.140° 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.612 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9348 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.452 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9340 days ago · 36 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 4.823 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9339 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.79 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9339 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.729 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9338 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.816 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 4.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9329 days ago · 111 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.754 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 9329 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9326 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.660 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9320 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9316 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.452 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 9312 days ago · 152 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9309 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9307 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.654 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9302 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.555 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9302 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.721 km NE of Firá, Greece · 9363 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.720 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 9380 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.857 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 9385 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  4. 3.666 km SSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 9389 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9t6. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.