M3.5 earthquake 66 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 66 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece on Wed, Sep 19, 2001, 7:34 AM GMT+3 (04:34 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 19 km SSE of Lithakiá, 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
- 2001-09-19 04:34:56 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.850° N, 19.820° 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
- 5
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.319 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9138 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.288 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9138 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.010 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9135 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.514 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.132 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9126 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.523 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9126 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.327 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9123 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.278 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9100 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.563 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9089 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
Before
- 3.326 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9159 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.125 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 9159 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.462 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9160 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.438 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9160 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.343 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 9162 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000apf2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.