Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 9 km SW of Flórina, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Flórina, Greece on Sat, Aug 31, 2002, 7:39 AM GMT+3 (04:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2 km ENE of Ohrid, North Macedonia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-31 04:39:19 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.730° N, 21.320° 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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.52 km ENE of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8788 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.210 km SSW of Kónitsa, Greece · 8783 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.614 km SSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8778 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.018 km ESE of Kónitsa, Greece · 8772 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.1Macedonia · 8771 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.29 km W of Kónitsa, Greece · 8761 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 8760 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.97 km S of Leskovik, Albania · 8760 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.45 km N of Livaderó, Greece · 8750 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.316 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 8803 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.47 km S of Nestório, Greece · 8810 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.56 km NE of Mborje, Albania · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.413 km NE of Bilisht, Albania · 8826 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.81 km NW of Labunista, North Macedonia · 8827 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000baz7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC.