M2.9 earthquake 7 km W of Ástros, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km W of Ástros, Greece on Tue, Jul 31, 2001, 2:19 AM GMT+3 (23:19 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 6 km SE of Kopanáki, Greece. 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
- 2001-07-30 23:19:52 UTC
- Depth
- 57.0 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.400° N, 22.640° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.43 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 9186 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.29 km ENE of Xylókastro, Greece · 9185 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.312 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 9185 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.315 km ESE of Kalávryta, Greece · 9177 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.018 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece · 9176 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.43 km ESE of Goúmero, Greece · 9171 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.70 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 5.56 km SE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.82 km E of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.96 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.410 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.05 km E of Kyparissía, Greece · 9147 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.15 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.24 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.42 km E of Kopanáki, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.9southern Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.27 km S of Kyparissía, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.09 km N of Kyparissía, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.87 km ESE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.83 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.711 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece · 9143 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.06 km NE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9142 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.03 km E of Ástros, Greece · 9140 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.12 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 9138 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.113 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 9136 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akjg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC.