Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 45 km W of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 45 km W of Psará, Greece on Fri, Jan 5, 2001, 2:17 PM GMT+2 (12:17 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 24 km NW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-05 12:17:48 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.490° N, 25.050° 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
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.239 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9401 days ago · 35 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 3.340 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9392 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.349 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9392 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.239 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9388 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.340 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9386 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.347 km NNE of Andros, Greece · 9384 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.435 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.254 km W of Eresós, Greece · 9382 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.329 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 9382 days ago · 21 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.343 km SW of Psará, Greece · 9364 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.624 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9355 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.66 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 9351 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.611 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 9404 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.411 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 9422 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.311 km NE of Grammatikó, Greece · 9422 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.114 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 9422 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 2.513 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 9423 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.557 km SSW of Mýrina, Greece · 9429 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a75w. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:40 PM UTC.