M2.4 earthquake 8 km ESE of Melíti, Greece
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Melíti, Greece on Fri, May 11, 2001, 2:39 AM GMT+3 (23:39 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 12 km N of Bilisht, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-10 23:39:40 UTC
- Depth
- 1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.818° N, 21.682° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.82 km NE of Chlói, Greece · 9269 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.64 km WSW of Drugovo, North Macedonia · 9269 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.512 km N of Bilisht, Albania · 9268 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.010 km S of Tsotíli, Greece · 9261 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.27 km SSE of Aianí, Greece · 9244 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.316 km SW of Tsotíli, Greece · 9240 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.12 km SE of Radolista, North Macedonia · 9219 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aer6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.