M2.8 earthquake 2 km NE of Chlói, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Chlói, Greece on Thu, May 17, 2001, 5:01 AM GMT+3 (02:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km N of Bilisht, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-17 02:01:07 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.550° N, 21.280° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.512 km N of Bilisht, Albania · 9268 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.010 km S of Tsotíli, Greece · 9261 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.27 km SSE of Aianí, Greece · 9244 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.316 km SW of Tsotíli, Greece · 9240 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.612 km SW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 9224 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.12 km SE of Radolista, North Macedonia · 9219 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.214 km SSW of Leskovik, Albania · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.98 km SSW of Siátista, Greece · 9209 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af1q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.