Greece earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2 km NNW of Acharnés, Greece

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Acharnés, Greece on Wed, Feb 21, 2001, 8:44 AM GMT+2 (06:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 11 km ENE of Psachná, 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
2001-02-21 06:44:17 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.100° N, 23.720° 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
4

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.215 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 9354 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.14 km W of Néa Artáki, Greece · 9351 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.15 km ENE of Akraifnía, Greece · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.47 km SW of Loukísia, Greece · 9348 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.85 km ENE of Amárynthos, Greece · 9341 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.59 km WNW of Ýdra, Greece · 9338 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.83 km SE of Yimnón, Greece · 9336 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 3.518 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 9324 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.08 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 9323 days ago · 39 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.3Greece · 9314 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.911 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 9310 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.212 km NE of Rafína, Greece · 9310 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 2.10 km WNW of Varybóbi, Greece · 9303 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 2.84 km SSW of Xylókastro, Greece · 9298 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 2.72 km NNW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 9295 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 3.2Greece · 9359 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.93 km SW of Fylí, Greece · 9361 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.95 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 9361 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 3.15 km N of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 9361 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.09 km S of Domvraína, Greece · 9367 days ago · 38 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.43 km NE of Fylí, Greece · 9369 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 3.22 km E of Límni, Greece · 9372 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.97 km N of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 9379 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.74 km NE of Fylí, Greece · 9379 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 3.03 km NNE of Prokópi, Greece · 9381 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.329 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 9382 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa1c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.