M4.5 earthquake 6 km WNW of Párga, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Párga, Greece on Wed, Feb 14, 2001, 8:36 AM GMT+2 (06:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 13 km S of Gjinkar, Albania. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-14 06:36:26 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.314° N, 20.335° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in northwestern Greece.
From the USGS event page for usp000a9ma. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 142
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.34 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 9360 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.512 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 9359 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.28 km E of Platariá, Greece · 9353 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.05 km NNE of Fyteíes, Greece · 9342 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.04 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 9340 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.91 km SSE of Árta, Greece · 9339 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.421 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9338 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.11 km SSE of Sardínia, Greece · 9334 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.53 km SSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 9334 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.75 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 9330 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.319 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9323 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.93 km WNW of Fyteíes, Greece · 9322 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.29 km SW of Kónitsa, Greece · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 5.113 km S of Gjinkar, Albania · 9307 days ago · 53 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.86 km SW of Leskovik, Albania · 9307 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.27 km WNW of Leskovik, Albania · 9306 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.05 km S of Kalpáki, Greece · 9303 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.011 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 9302 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
Before
- 3.79 km SW of Pérdika, Greece · 9361 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 9371 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.411 km NE of Koutselió, Greece · 9373 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.78 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 9381 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.310 km NNE of Acharávi, Greece · 9383 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.07 km SSE of Kanaláki, Greece · 9388 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.86 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 9388 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a9ma. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.