M1.8 earthquake 4 km S of Ássiros, Greece
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 4 km S of Ássiros, Greece on Sun, Apr 15, 2001, 4:44 PM GMT+3 (13:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 3 km SSW of Irákleia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-15 13:44:09 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.785° N, 23.036° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.95 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 9300 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.53 km SSW of Irákleia, Greece · 9289 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.03 km SSW of Irákleia, Greece · 9289 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.42 km SE of Askós, Greece · 9285 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.410 km NE of Áfytos, Greece · 9284 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.93 km NE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 9282 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ada0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:40 PM UTC.