Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 17 km S of Grevená, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 17 km S of Grevená, Greece on Mon, Jan 14, 2002, 1:16 PM GMT+2 (11:16 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 11 km NW of Deskáti, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-14 11:16:29 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.930° N, 21.440° 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.94 km SSE of Anthiró, Greece · 9019 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.311 km NW of Deskáti, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.012 km SSE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 8995 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.03 km WNW of Korçë, Albania · 8977 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.019 km WSW of Tsotíli, Greece · 9029 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.113 km SSW of Grevená, Greece · 9029 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.210 km WNW of Grevená, Greece · 9029 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.16 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece · 9030 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.110 km W of Kónitsa, Greece · 9030 days ago · 34 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.01 km NW of Kopanós, Greece · 9048 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.16 km SE of Kraniá Elassónas, Greece · 9052 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.06 km SE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 9054 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awf1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.