Greece earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 8 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 8 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece on Tue, Dec 31, 2002, 10:28 PM GMT+2 (20:28 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 11 km NNE of Párga, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (ms), light
Local time
UTC
2002-12-31 20:28:33 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.000° N, 21.250° 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
241

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 41 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.513 km ENE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 3.10 km SW of Kompóti, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 4.510 km ENE of Kompóti, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.31 km S of Kríkellos, Greece · 8673 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 3.23 km NW of Sardínia, Greece · 8673 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 3.42 km ESE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8673 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 4.31 km ESE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8673 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.1Greece · 8673 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  9. 3.22 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 8673 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 3.12 km N of Amfilochía, Greece · 8673 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 3.33 km NE of Sardínia, Greece · 8673 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 3.08 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8673 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.23 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8673 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 3.52 km ENE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.23 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 8673 days ago · 14 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.74 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8673 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.34 km SSE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8673 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.34 km SE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8673 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.213 km NE of Paravóla, Greece · 8673 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.73 km SSE of Préveza, Greece · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  21. 3.120 km NE of Neápolis, Greece · 8672 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 3.417 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 3.62 km NNW of Sardínia, Greece · 8672 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 3.36 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8670 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 3.319 km SSE of Anthiró, Greece · 8669 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 3.213 km NW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8668 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  27. 3.15 km WSW of Katoúna, Greece · 8668 days ago · 34 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 3.11 km NNE of Sardínia, Greece · 8667 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  29. 3.34 km E of Paravóla, Greece · 8658 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 3.014 km WSW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 8652 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 3.66 km ESE of Koutselió, Greece · 8652 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  32. 3.31 km WNW of Pátra, Greece · 8649 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 3.111 km WSW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 8648 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 3.524 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8646 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  35. 3.525 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8646 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.625 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8646 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 2.95 km NW of Antirrio, Greece · 8646 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 3.35 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 8645 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 3.326 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 3.624 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8642 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.414 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 8642 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 3.23 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 8642 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 3.416 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8641 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 3.120 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8641 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 3.57 km N of Kamárai, Greece · 8640 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.314 km S of Morfovoúni, Greece · 8640 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 3.517 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8640 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  48. 3.68 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 8638 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 3.03 km SSE of Pérdika, Greece · 8637 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
  50. 3.512 km N of Itháki, Greece · 8633 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  51. 3.67 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8633 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 3.53 km NE of Rodotópi, Greece · 8632 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 3.512 km WSW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 8631 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
  54. 3.55 km E of Spercheiáda, Greece · 8619 days ago · 91 km deep · 82 km away
  55. 4.811 km NNE of Párga, Greece · 8619 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.13 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8615 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.42 km WNW of Sardínia, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.33 km E of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.21 km SSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.12 km N of Monastiráki, Greece · 8674 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.34 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 24 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.44 km SSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 21 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 3.62 km SW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.36 km SW of Thérmo, Greece · 8674 days ago · 27 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.36 km W of Thérmo, Greece · 8674 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.15 km E of Gavaloú, Greece · 8674 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.05 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8674 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.25 km ENE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8674 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.29 km S of Thérmo, Greece · 8675 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.95 km E of Gavaloú, Greece · 8675 days ago · 18 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.26 km ENE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8675 days ago · 38 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.115 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8676 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.25 km SSE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8679 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.35 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.220 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 8682 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.35 km NE of Áno Kastrítsi, Greece · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmtm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.