M3.6 earthquake 55 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Wed, Aug 15, 2001, 7:58 AM GMT+3 (04:58 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-15 04:58:21 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.270° N, 20.560° 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.18 km SSE of Argostólion, Greece · 9179 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.343 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 9163 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.438 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9161 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.125 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 9160 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.326 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9160 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.424 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9160 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.225 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 9158 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.410 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.27 km S of Kyparissía, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.09 km N of Kyparissía, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.566 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.319 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9139 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.288 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9139 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.117 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9138 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.010 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9136 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 9127 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.132 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9127 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.523 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9127 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.75 km SSW of Kyparissía, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.462 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9123 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.80 km NE of Filiatrá, Greece · 9123 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
Before
- 3.6102 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9194 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.314 km NNE of Katastárion, Greece · 9195 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.113 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 9195 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.723 km W of Methóni, Greece · 9206 days ago · 35 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.158 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9208 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000amgg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:07 AM UTC.