M2.9 earthquake 3 km NNW of Kanaláki, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 3 km NNW of Kanaláki, Greece on Fri, Jul 5, 2002, 9:41 PM GMT+3 (18:41 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 33 km S of Gáïos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-05 18:41:03 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.260° N, 20.590° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.17 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.512 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece · 8842 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.213 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8842 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.134 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 8823 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.833 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 8811 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.64 km WSW of Anthiró, Greece · 8805 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.55 km SSE of Neochóri, Greece · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.95 km SE of Menídi, Greece · 8796 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
Before
- 3.224 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8853 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.8Greece-Albania border region · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.114 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.215 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.010 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8856 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.114 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8856 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.817 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 8864 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.04 km NE of Eleoúsa, Greece · 8864 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.911 km NNE of Lepenoú, Greece · 8865 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.313 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8873 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.78 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 8881 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7jd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.