M3.1 earthquake 12 km SSW of Karpenísi, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12 km SSW of Karpenísi, Greece on Wed, Aug 15, 2001, 3:54 PM GMT+3 (12:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-15 12:54:52 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.810° N, 21.750° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.216 km S of Karpenísi, Greece · 9178 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.322 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece · 9178 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.310 km NE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 9177 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.322 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece · 9176 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.07 km NW of Ámfissa, Greece · 9161 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.15 km S of Menídi, Greece · 9137 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.910 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9122 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.010 km ENE of Galatás, Greece · 9118 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amh0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:40 PM UTC.