Greece earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 17 km W of Filiatrá, Greece

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 17 km W of Filiatrá, Greece on Fri, Mar 16, 2001, 7:26 PM GMT+2 (17:26 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 54 km S of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Pýrgos forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-03-16 17:26:51 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.170° N, 21.390° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.754 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9330 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.627 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9330 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.028 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9323 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.17 km W of Kardamýli, Greece · 9323 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.47 km S of Kardamás, Greece · 9320 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.23 km SE of Meligalás, Greece · 9318 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.417 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 9318 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.34 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 9312 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.449 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9310 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.025 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 9308 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.330 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9302 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.49 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9302 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 3.511 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9301 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 3.21 km WNW of Zacháro, Greece · 9286 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 2.931 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9283 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.167 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9274 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 3.411 km E of Arfará, Greece · 9272 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.639 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9272 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.135 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9330 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.929 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9331 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.918 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9334 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.76 km S of Katastárion, Greece · 9337 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.923 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 9341 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.39 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 9342 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.672 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 9343 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.369 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9343 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.652 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9348 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.46 km NNE of Filiatrá, Greece · 9355 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.113 km ESE of Várda, Greece · 9356 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abhr. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.