Greece earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 6 km WSW of Skotoússa, Greece

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Skotoússa, Greece on Sun, Dec 31, 2000, 3:11 PM GMT+2 (13:11 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 5 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-31 13:11:29 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.116° N, 23.304° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km NW of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 9401 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.95 km NNW of Arnaía, Greece · 9397 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.35 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 9394 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 2.19 km SE of Palaiokómi, Greece · 9389 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.92 km N of Néa Magnisía, Greece · 9379 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.06 km NNE of Krithiá, Greece · 9375 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.08 km SW of Mavrothálassa, Greece · 9372 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.88 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 9372 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.53 km SSW of Kilkís, Greece · 9369 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.23 km SSW of Kilkís, Greece · 9368 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 2.63 km SSW of Simitli, Bulgaria · 9351 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.16 km SSE of Askós, Greece · 9349 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.17 km NNW of Kolarovo, Bulgaria · 9408 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.96 km WSW of Skotoússa, Greece · 9409 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.45 km SSW of Simitli, Bulgaria · 9410 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 2.33 km SSW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 9422 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 2.95 km NNW of Kolarovo, Bulgaria · 9429 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.016 km NNW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 9431 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.86 km ENE of Sidirókastro, Greece · 9432 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a6zt. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.