Greece earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 3 km S of Néa Mesimvría, Greece

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 3 km S of Néa Mesimvría, Greece on Sun, Oct 8, 2000, 6:52 PM GMT+3 (15:52 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 23 km NE of Agiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-10-08 15:52:20 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.717° N, 22.777° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km NW of Néa Magnisía, Greece · 9490 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.51 km NE of Arnaía, Greece · 9488 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.413 km ENE of Leptokaryá, Greece · 9486 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.24 km SSW of Kolchikón, Greece · 9486 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 2.20 km NNW of Arnaía, Greece · 9486 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.26 km NE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 9479 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 2.113 km N of Polýgyros, Greece · 9476 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.04 km N of Síndos, Greece · 9476 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.72 km W of Askós, Greece · 9459 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.22 km NW of Néa Magnisía, Greece · 9444 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.36 km WSW of Skotoússa, Greece · 9440 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.16 km WSW of Skotoússa, Greece · 9440 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 4.123 km NE of Agiá, Greece · 9440 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.0Greece · 9439 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.75 km N of Gónnoi, Greece · 9438 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.45 km NW of Strymonikó, Greece · 9438 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.14 km NE of Aianí, Greece · 9437 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.511 km S of Ptolema?da, Greece · 9437 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.33 km S of Rizári, Greece · 9433 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.86 km ENE of Sidirókastro, Greece · 9433 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.14 km N of Síndos, Greece · 9492 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.93 km SW of Pentálofos, Greece · 9494 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.110 km ESE of Melíti, Greece · 9494 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.56 km WSW of Kilkís, Greece · 9499 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1fr. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:15 PM UTC.