M3.2 earthquake 16 km S of Karpenísi, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 16 km S of Karpenísi, Greece on Thu, Aug 16, 2001, 2:38 AM GMT+3 (23:38 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
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-15 23:38:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.760° N, 21.820° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.322 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece · 9181 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.315 km ESE of Kalávryta, Greece · 9180 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.310 km NE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 9180 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.322 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece · 9179 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.07 km NW of Ámfissa, Greece · 9165 days ago · 34 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.15 km S of Menídi, Greece · 9140 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.113 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 9139 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.18 km WNW of Livanátes, Greece · 9129 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.010 km ENE of Galatás, Greece · 9122 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amhu. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:47 AM UTC.