Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 2 km NNE of Varybóbi, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Varybóbi, Greece on Fri, Jan 12, 2001, 2:12 PM GMT+2 (12:12 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km NE of Magoúla, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-01-12 12:12:30 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.149° N, 23.800° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Athens.

From the USGS event page for usp000a7jf. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.01 km NNW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 9387 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.77 km NNW of Ligourión, Greece · 9386 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.67 km NW of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 9386 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.329 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 9382 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.03 km NNE of Prokópi, Greece · 9381 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 2.74 km NE of Fylí, Greece · 9379 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.226 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 9379 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 2.97 km N of Palaiá Epídavros, Greece · 9378 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.22 km E of Límni, Greece · 9372 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.43 km NE of Fylí, Greece · 9369 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.09 km S of Domvraína, Greece · 9367 days ago · 38 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.15 km N of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 9361 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.95 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 9361 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.93 km SW of Fylí, Greece · 9361 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 3.2Greece · 9358 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.32 km NNW of Acharnés, Greece · 9354 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 3.215 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 9353 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.14 km W of Néa Artáki, Greece · 9351 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 3.15 km ENE of Akraifnía, Greece · 9351 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.47 km SW of Loukísia, Greece · 9348 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 2.85 km ENE of Amárynthos, Greece · 9341 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 3.59 km WNW of Ýdra, Greece · 9338 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 2.83 km SE of Yimnón, Greece · 9335 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 2.410 km NNE of Póros, Greece · 9395 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.57 km N of Póros, Greece · 9395 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 2.74 km SSW of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 9395 days ago · 41 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.25 km NW of Fylí, Greece · 9396 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.926 km ENE of Ýdra, Greece · 9405 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.613 km NE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 9410 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.96 km NNW of Roviés, Greece · 9413 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 2.87 km SSW of Agía Triáda, Greece · 9416 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.43 km NNW of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 9419 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.51 km ESE of Kálamos, Greece · 9419 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 2.71 km W of Aiánteio, Greece · 9419 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.411 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 9422 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 3.311 km NE of Grammatikó, Greece · 9422 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.23 km SW of Markópoulo Oropoú, Greece · 9422 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.114 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 9422 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 2.513 km SE of Alivéri, Greece · 9422 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a7jf. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:36 AM UTC.