M4.5 earthquake 16 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 16 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Feb 2, 2009, 6:13 AM GMT+2 (04:13 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 65 km S of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-02-02 04:13:34 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.610° N, 20.950° E
- Region
- Greece
- Felt reports
- 6
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt at Ambelokipoi, Kalamakion and Planos, Greece.
From the USGS event page for usp000gtcu. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Station coverage gap
- 51°
- Stations used
- 61
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
Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000gtcu (also filed as us2009cpal). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.