M3.2 earthquake 8 km E of Platariá, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 8 km E of Platariá, Greece on Thu, Feb 22, 2001, 10:28 PM GMT+2 (20:28 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-22 20:28:38 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.460° N, 20.380° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.91 km SSE of Árta, Greece · 9339 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.421 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9339 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.99 km NE of Gjinkar, Albania · 9336 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.11 km SSE of Sardínia, Greece · 9334 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.53 km SSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 9334 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.75 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 9330 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.319 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9323 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.210 km SSW of Ersekë, Albania · 9320 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.29 km SW of Kónitsa, Greece · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 5.113 km S of Gjinkar, Albania · 9307 days ago · 53 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.27 km ENE of Gjinkar, Albania · 9307 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.86 km SW of Leskovik, Albania · 9307 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.27 km WNW of Leskovik, Albania · 9307 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.05 km S of Kalpáki, Greece · 9303 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.011 km NNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 9302 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.58 km SW of Platariá, Greece · 9294 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
Before
- 2.512 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 9359 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.34 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 9360 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.56 km WNW of Párga, Greece · 9361 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.79 km SW of Pérdika, Greece · 9362 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.56 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 9369 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 9371 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.411 km NE of Koutselió, Greece · 9373 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.78 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 9381 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aa5c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC.