Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 18 km W of Lefkáda, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 18 km W of Lefkáda, Greece on Fri, Jan 25, 2002, 6:09 PM GMT+2 (16:09 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 4 km ENE of Valsamáta, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-01-25 16:09:09 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.840° N, 20.490° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.54 km ENE of Valsamáta, Greece · 9014 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.317 km N of Paravóla, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.07 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 9011 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.621 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9010 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.24 km SSE of Mataránga, Greece · 9007 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.310 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.014 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 9000 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.910 km SE of Póros, Greece · 9000 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.33 km N of Kainoúryion, Greece · 9000 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.123 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.07 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.012 km SSE of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.016 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8982 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.24 km W of Itháki, Greece · 8982 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.17 km WSW of Itháki, Greece · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.08 km ENE of Pérdika, Greece · 8955 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.22 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.21 km ESE of Valsamáta, Greece · 9021 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.216 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 3.16 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece · 9029 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ax4x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC.