Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 26 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 26 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece on Tue, Oct 22, 2002, 12:50 AM GMT+3 (21:50 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Sparta forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-21 21:50:31 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.460° N, 22.940° 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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.239 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8742 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8717 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8715 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.739 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8712 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8691 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8691 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.352 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.545 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8687 days ago · 29 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 4.284 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.425 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8749 days ago · 48 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 3.015 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8750 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.08 km NNE of Geráki, Greece · 8754 days ago · 54 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.224 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8755 days ago · 58 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.322 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 8767 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bezt. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:40 AM UTC.