Greece earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 18 km E of Istiaía, Greece

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 18 km E of Istiaía, Greece on Sat, Jan 6, 2001, 5:30 PM GMT+2 (15:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km NE of Magoúla, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-06 15:30:47 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.982° N, 23.357° 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 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.25 km NW of Fylí, Greece · 9396 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 2.74 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 9395 days ago · 41 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.01 km NNW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.03 km NNE of Prokópi, Greece · 9381 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 2.74 km NE of Fylí, Greece · 9379 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.226 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 9379 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.014 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 9376 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.22 km E of Límni, Greece · 9372 days ago · 30 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 2.914 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 9369 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 3.09 km S of Domvraína, Greece · 9367 days ago · 38 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.636 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 9367 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 3.14 km NE of Portariá, Greece · 9364 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 3.15 km N of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 9361 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.95 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 9361 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.914 km NNE of Lamía, Greece · 9360 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.540 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 9357 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.624 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.64 km SSW of Kanália, Greece · 9354 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.39 km W of Velestíno, Greece · 9352 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.14 km W of Néa Artáki, Greece · 9351 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.15 km ENE of Akraifnía, Greece · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 3.08 km NNE of Skópelos, Greece · 9350 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 2.47 km SW of Loukísia, Greece · 9348 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.26 km SE of Pteleós, Greece · 9342 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.85 km ENE of Amárynthos, Greece · 9341 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.613 km NE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 9410 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 2.031 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 9413 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.96 km NNW of Roviés, Greece · 9413 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.87 km SSW of Agía Triáda, Greece · 9416 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.43 km NNW of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 9419 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.51 km ESE of Kálamos, Greece · 9419 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.311 km NE of Grammatikó, Greece · 9422 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.23 km SW of Markópoulo Oropoú, Greece · 9422 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.114 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 9422 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.113 km ENE of Istiaía, Greece · 9422 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.513 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 9422 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.110 km SSW of Agriá, Greece · 9426 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.54 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 9428 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.213 km ESE of Néa Anchiálos, Greece · 9429 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a77d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:28 AM UTC.