M2.6 earthquake 14 km WSW of Xylaganí, Greece
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 14 km WSW of Xylaganí, Greece on Thu, Feb 8, 2001, 6:06 AM GMT+2 (04:06 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 19 km E of Samothráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-02-08 04:06:37 UTC
- Depth
- 2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.936° N, 25.261° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a98h. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.