M2.8 earthquake 15 km W of Préveza, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km W of Préveza, Greece on Sun, Jan 7, 2001, 4:01 AM GMT+2 (02:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km WNW of Párga, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-07 02:01:36 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.980° N, 20.580° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.95 km WSW of Préveza, Greece · 9394 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.018 km NNE of Neápolis, Greece · 9389 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.86 km NW of Préveza, Greece · 9389 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.07 km SSE of Kanaláki, Greece · 9389 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.113 km SW of Karpenísi, Greece · 9383 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.78 km SE of Paramythiá, Greece · 9382 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.411 km NE of Koutselió, Greece · 9373 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 9371 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.33 km NE of Lixoúri, Greece · 9367 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.79 km SW of Pérdika, Greece · 9362 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.56 km WNW of Párga, Greece · 9362 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.34 km SSW of Pérdika, Greece · 9360 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.512 km NNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 9360 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.28 km E of Platariá, Greece · 9353 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.11 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 9345 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.05 km NNE of Fyteíes, Greece · 9342 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.04 km SSE of Katoúna, Greece · 9341 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
Before
- 2.51 km NW of Stános, Greece · 9408 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.617 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 9413 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.219 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9418 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.03 km S of Paramythiá, Greece · 9419 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.120 km N of Paravóla, Greece · 9421 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.214 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 9421 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.32 km SE of Menídi, Greece · 9427 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.8Greece-Albania border region · 9428 days ago · 31 km deep · 60 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a785. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:02 PM UTC.