Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 37 km SSW of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 37 km SSW of Eresós, Greece on Tue, Jan 15, 2002, 2:14 PM GMT+2 (12:14 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 3 km WNW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-01-15 12:14:19 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.870° N, 25.730° 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
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.59 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 9024 days ago · 26 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.425 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9022 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.520 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 9020 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.428 km NNW of Eresós, Greece · 9017 days ago · 36 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.29 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9017 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.516 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9014 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.58 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9014 days ago · 34 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.45 km S of Psará, Greece · 9012 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.313 km E of Psará, Greece · 9012 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  10. 3.110 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.347 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9001 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.83 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 8995 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.36 km NW of Mantamádos, Greece · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.35 km NW of Mantamádos, Greece · 8983 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.428 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 8981 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.525 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 8981 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.95 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.439 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 9027 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.424 km W of Vrontádos, Greece · 9038 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.628 km S of Eresós, Greece · 9043 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.93 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9044 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.223 km S of Psará, Greece · 9046 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awhw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.