Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 16 km S of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 16 km S of Sitia, Greece on Sun, Mar 18, 2001, 3:54 PM GMT+2 (13:54 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-18 13:54:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.060° N, 26.140° 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.

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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.046 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9329 days ago · 111 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.823 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9326 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.715 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9320 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.660 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9319 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.6Crete, Greece · 9315 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.729 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.459 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9312 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.628 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9308 days ago · 54 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 4.498 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9307 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.930 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.638 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9292 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 3.955 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9288 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.616 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9275 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.842 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 9332 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.645 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9332 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.729 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 9338 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.79 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9338 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 4.336 km S of Sitia, Greece · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.823 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 9338 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.452 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 9339 days ago · 36 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.716 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 9344 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.612 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 9348 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.667 km N of Sitia, Greece · 9359 days ago · 41 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abpa. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.