Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 28 km W of Eresós, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 28 km W of Eresós, Greece on Tue, Aug 6, 2002, 3:04 AM GMT+3 (00:04 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-08-06 00:04:14 UTC
Depth
42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.180° N, 25.610° 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

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Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.142 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 8816 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.533 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8802 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.04 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 8801 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.714 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 8801 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.736 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8801 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.337 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8801 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.514 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 8788 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.111 km SE of Psará, Greece · 8783 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.2Aegean Sea · 8776 days ago · 28 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.836 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8774 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.535 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8773 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.327 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8771 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 3.429 km W of Eresós, Greece · 8822 days ago · 40 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.520 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 8822 days ago · 57 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.64 km WNW of Mantamádos, Greece · 8846 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9cx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.