Greece earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 7 km NE of Askós, Greece

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Askós, Greece on Fri, Mar 16, 2001, 1:35 AM GMT+2 (23:35 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 4 km SSE of Pefkochóri, 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
2001-03-15 23:35:54 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.805° N, 23.449° 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
9

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. 2.36 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 9314 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.04 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 9314 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.33 km NE of Palaiochóri, Greece · 9308 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 2.33 km NNW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 9306 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 2.45 km WSW of Kalampáki, Greece · 9303 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.84 km S of Ássiros, Greece · 9301 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  7. 1.95 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 9300 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.53 km SSW of Irákleia, Greece · 9289 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 2.03 km SSW of Irákleia, Greece · 9289 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.42 km SE of Askós, Greece · 9285 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.410 km NE of Áfytos, Greece · 9284 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.93 km NE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 9281 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away

Before

  1. 1.54 km N of Strymonikó, Greece · 9333 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.83 km WNW of Kalamariá, Greece · 9334 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.610 km W of Arnaía, Greece · 9335 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.34 km N of Valandovo, North Macedonia · 9336 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.21 km ESE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 9338 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.16 km SSE of Askós, Greece · 9348 days ago · 14 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.03 km ESE of Kassándreia, Greece · 9355 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abfz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.