Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 12 km NNE of Arfará, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Arfará, Greece on Thu, Aug 15, 2002, 6:15 AM GMT+3 (03:15 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 49 km W of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-08-15 03:15:05 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.250° N, 22.120° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.415 km NE of Arfará, Greece · 8812 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.35 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.520 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.612 km SSE of Karyés, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.29 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.29 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.747 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8805 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.526 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8798 days ago · 34 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.23 km NNE of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 8797 days ago · 52 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.411 km E of Megalópoli, Greece · 8795 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.210 km SSE of Megalópoli, Greece · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.112 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 8792 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 3.140 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.29 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8789 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.56 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8789 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.95 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8788 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.411 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 8781 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.39 km ENE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 8775 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 3.847 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8768 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 4.049 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8764 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.547 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8764 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.651 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8759 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 3.08 km NNE of Geráki, Greece · 8754 days ago · 54 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.713 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 8753 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.525 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8816 days ago · 31 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.83 km SSE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 8817 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.46 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.514 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 3.613 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 8821 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.244 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8822 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.845 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8822 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.35 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 2.62 km ENE of Khiliomódhi, Greece · 8828 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.011 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 8828 days ago · 32 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.914 km WSW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 8830 days ago · 84 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 2.55 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 2.88 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece · 8834 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 2.99 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.06 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 8835 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 3.13 km WSW of Árgos, Greece · 8837 days ago · 54 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.16 km NNE of Kalávryta, Greece · 8838 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.30 km SSW of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8838 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.15 km SE of Kardamás, Greece · 8840 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9xc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.