Greece earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 7 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece on Fri, Mar 5, 1993, 8:55 AM GMT+2 (06:55 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 10 km WSW of Epitálio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (Mw, moment), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Mar 5, 1993, 8:55 AM GMT+2
UTC: 1993-03-05 06:55:08 UTC
Depth: 38.8 km (24.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.178° N, 21.505° E
Region: Greece
Strongest shaking: IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.2	Mw, moment	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.19	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.1
5.2	Mwc, centroid moment	Global CMT project	Preliminary

What happened

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

Minor damage in the Kalamata-Messini-Methoni area. CENTROID, MOMENT TENSOR (HRV) Data Used: GDSN L.P.B.: 10S, 16C Centroid Location: Origin Time 06:55:10.2 0.7 Lat 36.90N 0.10 Lon 21.41E 0.11 Dep 37.0 FIX Half-duration 1.1 Moment Tensor; Scale 10**16 Nm Mrr=7.59 0.97 Mtt=-2.89 0.73 Mff=-4.69 1.20 Mrt=3.99 1.57 Mrf=1.05 1.95 Mtf=1.89 1.38 Principal Axes: (T) Val=9.12 Plg=70 Azm=341 (N) Val=-3.08 Plg=19 Azm=139 (P) Val=-6.04 Plg=7 Azm=231 Best Double Couple:Mo=7.6*10**16 NP1:Strike=342 Dip=42 Slip=120 NP2:Strike=125 Dip=55 Slip=66

From the USGS event page for usp0005p0e. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 3.7% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 0.3 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 72 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 72.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005p0e (also filed as gcmtb030593b, gcmt19930305065508, iscgem241721). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.