M3.5 earthquake 17 km N of Acharávi, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 17 km N of Acharávi, Greece on Sun, Nov 17, 2002, 6:24 AM GMT+1 (05:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 20 km NW of Acharávi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-17 05:24:37 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.950° N, 19.810° 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.533 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8718 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.520 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 8718 days ago · 24 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.413 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8718 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.521 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8717 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.620 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 8717 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.831 km SW of Orikum, Albania · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.311 km WNW of Vlorë, Albania · 8707 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.214 km ENE of Poliçan, Albania · 8699 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.12 km WSW of Patos Fshat, Albania · 8697 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.515 km SSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.96 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 8690 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.629 km W of Gáïos, Greece · 8682 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.311 km SSW of Perivóli, Greece · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.415 km S of Himarë, Albania · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.431 km SSW of Orikum, Albania · 8670 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 8668 days ago · 21 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.69 km ENE of Kuçovë, Albania · 8663 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.416 km WSW of Poliçan, Albania · 8660 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 3.75 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8726 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.412 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 8730 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.217 km N of Himarë, Albania · 8737 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.92 km SSE of Roskovec, Albania · 8741 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.322 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 8742 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.615 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 8742 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bhv4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.