M2.9 earthquake 5 km SSW of Asprángeloi, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Asprángeloi, Greece on Tue, Aug 7, 2001, 4:31 AM GMT+3 (01:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 2 km SSW of Mborje, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-07 01:31:49 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.780° N, 20.700° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.113 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece · 9186 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.415 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece · 9185 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.18 km WSW of Kalpáki, Greece · 9176 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.25 km S of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 9174 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.48 km ENE of Mborje, Albania · 9139 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.72 km SSW of Mborje, Albania · 9139 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.29 km SW of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 9138 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.215 km W of Kalpáki, Greece · 9138 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.37 km E of Mborje, Albania · 9137 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.15 km S of Menídi, Greece · 9137 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.27 km NNW of Himarë, Albania · 9135 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.2Greece-Albania border region · 9132 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.47 km NNE of Leskovik, Albania · 9131 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
Before
- 3.115 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece · 9187 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.910 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 9187 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.66 km ENE of Agios Georgis, Greece · 9194 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.95 km E of Kalpáki, Greece · 9195 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.37 km WNW of Sarandë, Albania · 9207 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.98 km SSW of Siátista, Greece · 9209 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.17 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.55 km SW of Paramythiá, Greece · 9212 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.99 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 9214 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.214 km SSW of Leskovik, Albania · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akyq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:20 AM UTC.