Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake Ionian Sea

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck in the Ionian Sea on Tue, Jul 16, 2002, 10:58 PM GMT+3 (19:58 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 12 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-07-16 19:58:45 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.400° N, 20.940° 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: 43 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.14 km NE of Traganón, Greece · 8841 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.15 km SE of Kardamás, Greece · 8841 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.06 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 8836 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.99 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 2.88 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece · 8834 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 5.312 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 8830 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.427 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 8830 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.212 km NE of Póros, Greece · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.38 km S of Póros, Greece · 8828 days ago · 14 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.35 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.219 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 8826 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.950 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8825 days ago · 58 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.97 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 8825 days ago · 38 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.26 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8824 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.845 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8823 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.244 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8822 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.613 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 8821 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.444 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8820 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.514 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8820 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.46 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.83 km SSE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 8818 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.540 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8818 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  23. 3.520 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 3.29 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 3.29 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  26. 3.746 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8807 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 3.419 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8807 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.42 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 4.358 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8806 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 3.08 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  31. 3.747 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8805 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 3.792 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 8800 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.885 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 8800 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.527 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 8800 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  35. 3.531 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8799 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 3.526 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8799 days ago · 34 km deep · 46 km away
  37. 4.021 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8796 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 3.140 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  39. 3.29 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8790 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  40. 4.472 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 8788 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  41. 3.743 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  42. 3.34 km WSW of Neochóri, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 4.66 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8782 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 3.26 km NNW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 8847 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.119 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8851 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.430 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 8852 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.343 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8853 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.535 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8856 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 3.747 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8856 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.69 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 8857 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.761 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 2.917 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 8866 days ago · 21 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.219 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 8866 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 3.137 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.213 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8867 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8867 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.322 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 3.121 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 8869 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.610 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8870 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b87z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.