M2.9 earthquake 59 km SSW of Koróni, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 59 km SSW of Koróni, Greece on Wed, May 15, 2002, 11:14 AM GMT+3 (08:14 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 29 km SE of Koróni, 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
- 2002-05-15 08:14:44 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.270° N, 21.800° 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.36 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8894 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.33 km N of Chóra, Greece · 8893 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.75 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8879 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.737 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8877 days ago · 50 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.638 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8873 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.429 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8872 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.137 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.86 km SSE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 8861 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.777 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8849 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4bu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.