Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 36 km S of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 36 km S of Sitia, Greece on Sat, Mar 10, 2001, 1:28 PM GMT+2 (11:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 98 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-10 11:28:05 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.880° N, 26.147° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
105

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.79 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.729 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9337 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.8114 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9335 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.7121 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 9332 days ago · 55 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.645 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.842 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.816 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9329 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 4.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9328 days ago · 111 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9325 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.715 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9319 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.459 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9312 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9308 days ago · 54 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 4.498 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9306 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9291 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9287 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 4.823 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.452 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9339 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.612 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9347 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ab6k. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC.