M3.5 earthquake 42 km SSW of Koróni, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Koróni, Greece on Sun, Aug 12, 2001, 5:08 PM GMT+3 (14:08 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 6 km SE of Kopanáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-12 14:08:04 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.430° N, 21.830° 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.884 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9177 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.360 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9172 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.424 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9160 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.220 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9156 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.70 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9149 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 5.56 km SE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9148 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.82 km E of Meligalás, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.96 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.05 km E of Kyparissía, Greece · 9148 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.15 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.24 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.42 km E of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.9southern Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.27 km S of Kyparissía, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.87 km ESE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.83 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.711 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.06 km NE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9143 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.12 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 9139 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.912 km N of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.32 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.75 km SSW of Kyparissía, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.462 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9124 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.80 km NE of Filiatrá, Greece · 9123 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 3.43 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 9187 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.432 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9193 days ago · 27 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9196 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.723 km W of Methóni, Greece · 9207 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.516 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 9209 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.355 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.368 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9212 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.561 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9212 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amaz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.