M3.1 earthquake 68 km SW of Gáïos, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 68 km SW of Gáïos, Greece on Sun, Mar 31, 2002, 11:37 PM GMT+3 (20:37 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km NW of Itháki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-31 20:37:25 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.840° N, 19.540° 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
- 9
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.716 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.110 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8933 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.618 km W of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 8923 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.1Greece · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.824 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8921 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.529 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.229 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.015 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8920 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.714 km WNW of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece · 8918 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.642 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8908 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.96 km S of Pérdika, Greece · 8904 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1fe. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.