Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km WSW of Akráta, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km WSW of Akráta, Greece on Sun, May 19, 2002, 4:56 PM GMT+3 (13:56 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-05-19 13:56:45 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.140° N, 22.260° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 8891 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.63 km SW of Río, Greece · 8891 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.811 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 8889 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.510 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 8889 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.311 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 8876 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.111 km NE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8875 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.211 km NNE of Lianokládhion, Greece · 8874 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.96 km NE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 2.810 km SSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 8871 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.00 km NE of Aktaío, Greece · 8871 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 3.17 km NNE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 8870 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  12. 3.111 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 8870 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.25 km NW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8868 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.010 km ENE of Thérmo, Greece · 8867 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 2.97 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8867 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8866 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.213 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.011 km ENE of Thérmo, Greece · 8866 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.92 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8864 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 3.38 km WNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8862 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 2.712 km WNW of Trípoli, Greece · 8858 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 3.65 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 8851 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  23. 2.98 km S of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 8849 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.26 km NNW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 8847 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.92 km SSW of Antirrio, Greece · 8842 days ago · 19 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.14 km NE of Traganón, Greece · 8840 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 2.913 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 8905 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.90 km NNW of Triandaíika, Greece · 8908 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.09 km ENE of Témeni, Greece · 8910 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.88 km WSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 8912 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.611 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8912 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.63 km NW of Vartholomió, Greece · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.02 km N of Vartholomió, Greece · 8912 days ago · 29 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.19 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 8913 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.010 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 8917 days ago · 17 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.013 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 8918 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.012 km SSE of Karpenísi, Greece · 8921 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.912 km WNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8924 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.04 km SSW of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.22 km W of Lálas, Greece · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.06 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 8929 days ago · 22 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4m3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.