M2.5 earthquake 3 km SSW of Irákleia, Greece
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Irákleia, Greece on Fri, Apr 27, 2001, 8:59 PM GMT+3 (17:59 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-04-27 17:59:13 UTC
- Depth
- 1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.154° N, 23.261° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.03 km SSW of Irákleia, Greece · 9289 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.42 km SE of Askós, Greece · 9285 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.93 km NE of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 9282 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
Before
- 1.95 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 9300 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.84 km S of Ássiros, Greece · 9301 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.45 km WSW of Kalampáki, Greece · 9304 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.33 km NNW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 9306 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.33 km NE of Palaiochóri, Greece · 9308 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.22 km W of Radovis, North Macedonia · 9311 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.36 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 9314 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ae1x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.