M2.4 earthquake 3 km NNW of Acharnés, Greece
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Acharnés, Greece on Wed, Nov 20, 2002, 10:08 AM GMT+2 (08:08 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 6 km SE of Kinéta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-20 08:08:59 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.110° N, 23.720° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.73 km S of Avlónas, Greece · 8712 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.24 km W of Xylókastro, Greece · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.56 km SE of Kinéta, Greece · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.38 km SE of Akraifnía, Greece · 8704 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.011 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 8701 days ago · 29 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.217 km NNW of Yimnón, Greece · 8681 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.95 km SSE of Ermióni, Greece · 8671 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.92 km N of Dióni, Greece · 8671 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.21 km SSW of Áno Liósia, Greece · 8670 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.34 km NW of Politiká, Greece · 8661 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.313 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece · 8658 days ago · 30 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.52 km WSW of Livanátes, Greece · 8655 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bj1m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.