M3.8 earthquake 46 km SSE of Koróni, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 46 km SSE of Koróni, Greece on Fri, Feb 15, 2002, 8:38 PM GMT+2 (18:38 UTC), 63 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km SSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-15 18:38:14 UTC
- Depth
- 62.6 km (38.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.442° N, 22.227° 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
- 25
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.023 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8988 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.020 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.446 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8982 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.212 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.768 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8966 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.711 km N of Koróni, Greece · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.510 km WSW of Magoúla, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.984 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.995 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.886 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.643 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ayhu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.