M2.9 earthquake 43 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 43 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece on Fri, Mar 16, 2001, 2:49 AM GMT+2 (00:49 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 35 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-16 00:49:40 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.880° N, 24.400° 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
- 7
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.335 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 9330 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.36 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 9314 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.04 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 9313 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.440 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 9313 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.33 km NE of Palaiochóri, Greece · 9308 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.837 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 9304 days ago · 19 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.214 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 9299 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.641 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 9287 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.410 km NE of Áfytos, Greece · 9284 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.545 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 9283 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.029 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 9279 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000abg6. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.