Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 53 km S of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 53 km S of Moíres, Greece on Wed, Aug 1, 2001, 2:56 AM GMT+3 (23:56 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-07-31 23:56:54 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.577° N, 24.767° 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.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
142

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0120 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9179 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.9111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9179 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.094 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9178 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.9111 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9177 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.95 km SW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 9172 days ago · 36 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.51 km NE of Violí Charáki, Greece · 9148 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.613 km NNE of Anógeia, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.921 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.722 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9144 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.81 km W of Georgioupolis, Greece · 9142 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.561 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 9199 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 4.125 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 9200 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.950 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 9208 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.733 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9209 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.324 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9209 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.64 km SSE of Tympáki, Greece · 9210 days ago · 20 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.524 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 9215 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akn0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.