Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 5 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece on Sun, Sep 16, 2001, 8:42 AM GMT+3 (05:42 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.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-09-16 05:42:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.240° N, 21.910° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.24 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.42 km E of Kopanáki, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.9southern Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.27 km S of Kyparissía, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.09 km N of Kyparissía, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 2.87 km ESE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9143 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 3.83 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9143 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.711 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece · 9142 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 4.06 km NE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9142 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.03 km E of Ástros, Greece · 9139 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 4.319 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9138 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.12 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 9137 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 3.117 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9137 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.912 km N of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 3.32 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.812 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.75 km SSW of Kyparissía, Greece · 9125 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 3.462 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9123 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 2.80 km NE of Filiatrá, Greece · 9122 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 3.033 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9117 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.244 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9114 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 3.427 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9113 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.6southern Greece · 9113 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.3southern Greece · 9113 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  25. 3.127 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9112 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.316 km W of Zacháro, Greece · 9108 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  27. 4.23 km N of Savália, Greece · 9108 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 4.128 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 9104 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 3.215 km SSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 9103 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  30. 3.06 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9102 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 3.11 km SSE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9102 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  32. 3.2southern Greece · 9101 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  33. 3.731 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9099 days ago · 49 km deep · 94 km away
  34. 3.237 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9096 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 3.133 km W of Methóni, Greece · 9093 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 3.135 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9091 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 3.535 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9089 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 4.05 km E of Kyparissía, Greece · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.410 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 2.96 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.82 km E of Meligalás, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 5.56 km SE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9146 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.70 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 4.225 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 9157 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.424 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9159 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.43 km ESE of Goúmero, Greece · 9170 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.018 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece · 9175 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ap8x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.