Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 20 km N of Kými, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 20 km N of Kými, Greece on Mon, Sep 16, 2002, 12:11 AM GMT+3 (21:11 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 30 km NW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-09-15 21:11:03 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.820° N, 24.070° 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
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 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.221 km NW of Kými, Greece · 8780 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.230 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8780 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.830 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8778 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.112 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 8777 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.225 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8776 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.425 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8775 days ago · 32 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 3.029 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8774 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.02 km SW of Prokópi, Greece · 8771 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.324 km NW of Kými, Greece · 8770 days ago · 22 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.47 km SSE of Prokópi, Greece · 8767 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.220 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 8766 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.36 km SSE of Prokópi, Greece · 8765 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 2.72 km S of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 8760 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.73 km SE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 8760 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.026 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8759 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.18 km SE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 8753 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.99 km W of Politiká, Greece · 8752 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 2.82 km N of Rafína, Greece · 8750 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 2.72 km SE of Aghios Panteleímon, Greece · 8750 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 3.533 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8737 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 3.4Aegean Sea · 8725 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.313 km N of Kými, Greece · 8781 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.512 km S of Skýros, Greece · 8783 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.218 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8783 days ago · 20 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.032 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8784 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.816 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8784 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 2.819 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 8784 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 3.514 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 8788 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.338 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.130 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece · 8790 days ago · 25 km deep · 39 km away
  10. 3.028 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8790 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.218 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.419 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 27 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.428 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 8791 days ago · 37 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.821 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.419 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 31 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.922 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.520 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 26 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 4.520 km S of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  19. 3.829 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8795 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.829 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8795 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcb2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.