Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 52 km S of Koróni, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 52 km S of Koróni, Greece on Wed, Dec 18, 2002, 10:38 PM GMT+2 (20:38 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-18 20:38:53 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.330° N, 21.880° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.284 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 4.196 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8678 days ago · 54 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.5southern Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.331 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 8673 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.325 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8668 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.923 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8660 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.357 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8647 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.282 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8646 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.439 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 36 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.67 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 31 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.47 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.98 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.56 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 4.08 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.45 km SSW of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.43 km N of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.24 km S of Sparta, Greece · 8634 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 4.155 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8634 days ago · 64 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 3.015 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 3.161 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 3.39 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8627 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8690 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.57 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8691 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8712 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8714 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8716 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bky6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.