M3.0 earthquake 13 km ESE of Sofikón, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Sofikón, Greece on Sun, May 20, 2001, 10:02 AM GMT+3 (07:02 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 4 km NNE of Asprópyrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-20 07:02:52 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.770° N, 23.200° 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.88 km SSE of Aiánteio, Greece · 9265 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.511 km SE of Domvraína, Greece · 9258 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.611 km SE of Domvraína, Greece · 9257 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.113 km SW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 9240 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.817 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 9228 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.80 km WSW of Fylí, Greece · 9211 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.22 km NNE of Fylí, Greece · 9211 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.811 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 9211 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.08 km SSE of Kírra, Greece · 9210 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.1Greece · 9210 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.34 km NNE of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 9207 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000af7q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:08 AM UTC.