Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 1 km SE of Violí Charáki, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 1 km SE of Violí Charáki, Greece on Mon, Mar 12, 2001, 6:42 PM GMT+2 (16:42 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km NW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-12 16:42:57 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.350° N, 24.450° 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
5

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.760 km N of Pánormos, Greece · 9334 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.220 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9331 days ago · 44 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.126 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 9322 days ago · 85 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.915 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9310 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 4.155 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 9307 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.810 km SSW of Asímion, Greece · 9306 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 4.024 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 9304 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.84 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 9302 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 3.654 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9301 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.555 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 9301 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.424 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9293 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.84 km NNE of Vrýses, Greece · 9289 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 3.68 km NW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 9284 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 4.218 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 9346 days ago · 70 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.78 km SW of Zonianá, Greece · 9358 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.728 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 9364 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ab9r. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.