Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 17 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece on Sun, Dec 24, 2000, 8:18 PM GMT+2 (18:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km WNW of Párga, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Ioánnina forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-24 18:18:55 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.730° N, 20.420° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.815 km W of Préveza, Greece · 9400 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.95 km WSW of Préveza, Greece · 9394 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.09 km ESE of Delvinë, Albania · 9394 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.66 km WNW of Ksamil, Albania · 9393 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 2.86 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 9389 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.07 km SSE of Kanaláki, Greece · 9389 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.310 km NNE of Acharávi, Greece · 9384 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.78 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 9382 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.411 km NE of Koutselió, Greece · 9373 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 2.914 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 9371 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.56 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 9370 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.79 km SW of Pérdika, Greece · 9362 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.56 km WNW of Párga, Greece · 9362 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 3.34 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 9360 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.512 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 9360 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.03 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 9419 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.014 km SSE of Mborje, Albania · 9420 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.32 km SE of Menídi, Greece · 9427 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.8Greece-Albania border region · 9428 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.17 km E of Pappadátes, Greece · 9439 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6p3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.