M2.9 earthquake 7 km N of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 7 km N of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece on Sun, Jan 28, 2001, 12:51 AM GMT+2 (22:51 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km NE of Magoúla, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-27 22:51:45 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.710° N, 23.150° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.17 km ESE of Sparta, Greece · 9377 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.510 km W of Pórto Chéli, Greece · 9373 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.014 km ENE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 9373 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.913 km ESE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 9372 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.43 km NE of Fylí, Greece · 9369 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.09 km S of Domvraína, Greece · 9367 days ago · 38 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.419 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 9363 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.15 km N of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 9361 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.95 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 9361 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.93 km SW of Fylí, Greece · 9361 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.2Greece · 9359 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.32 km NNW of Acharnés, Greece · 9354 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.215 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 9354 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.14 km W of Néa Artáki, Greece · 9351 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.15 km ENE of Akraifnía, Greece · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.47 km SW of Loukísia, Greece · 9348 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.310 km E of Témeni, Greece · 9338 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.59 km WNW of Ýdra, Greece · 9338 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.411 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 9329 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.08 km NNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 9323 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 2.74 km NE of Fylí, Greece · 9379 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.67 km NW of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 9386 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.77 km NNW of Ligourión, Greece · 9386 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.01 km NNW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.52 km NNE of Varybóbi, Greece · 9394 days ago · 14 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.410 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 9395 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.57 km N of Póros, Greece · 9395 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.74 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 9395 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.25 km NW of Fylí, Greece · 9396 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.926 km ENE of Ýdra, Greece · 9405 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a8hd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC.