M3.0 earthquake 20 km SE of Géfyra, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km SE of Géfyra, Greece on Sun, Jul 7, 2002, 5:17 AM GMT+3 (02:17 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km S of Géfyra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-07 02:17:18 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.570° N, 23.210° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.049 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 8849 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.226 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8846 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.128 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.48 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8838 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.533 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8824 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.439 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8821 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.372 km SW of Mílos, Greece · 8817 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.525 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8816 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.612 km SSE of Karyés, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.68 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7n5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.