Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km SSE of Karyés, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km SSE of Karyés, Greece on Mon, Aug 19, 2002, 5:21 PM GMT+3 (14:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-08-19 14:21:04 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.180° N, 22.540° 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

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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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.29 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.68 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.23 km NNE of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 8797 days ago · 52 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.95 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 2.63 km WNW of Galatás, Greece · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.411 km E of Megalópoli, Greece · 8795 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.210 km SSE of Megalópoli, Greece · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.112 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 8792 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.29 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8789 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.56 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8789 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.95 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8789 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 3.031 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8776 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.39 km ENE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 8775 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.012 km NW of Galatás, Greece · 8770 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 2.614 km WNW of Galatás, Greece · 8769 days ago · 27 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.71 km NE of Kokkónion, Greece · 8764 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.08 km NNE of Geráki, Greece · 8754 days ago · 54 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 3.713 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 8753 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 2.44 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8752 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 2.819 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 8752 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.012 km E of Kalávryta, Greece · 8751 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.425 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8748 days ago · 48 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.35 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.415 km NE of Arfará, Greece · 8813 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.312 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 8813 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.525 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8816 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.83 km SSE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 8818 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.46 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.514 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.35 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.62 km ENE of Khiliomódhi, Greece · 8828 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.011 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 8828 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.914 km WSW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 8830 days ago · 84 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 2.55 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 2.88 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece · 8834 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.99 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.06 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 8835 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.76 km NNE of Sofikón, Greece · 8837 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.13 km WSW of Árgos, Greece · 8838 days ago · 54 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba78. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.