M3.1 earthquake 34 km W of Lefkáda, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 34 km W of Lefkáda, Greece on Thu, Jul 18, 2002, 9:43 PM GMT+3 (18:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 12 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-18 18:43:15 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.770° N, 20.310° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.312 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 8830 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.427 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.212 km NE of Póros, Greece · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.38 km S of Póros, Greece · 8827 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.219 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 8826 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 8822 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.833 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 8811 days ago · 32 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.419 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.42 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.55 km SSE of Neochóri, Greece · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.527 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 8799 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.95 km SE of Menídi, Greece · 8795 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.89 km NE of Pappadátes, Greece · 8791 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.213 km ENE of Itháki, Greece · 8785 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 3.213 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8842 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.512 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece · 8842 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.17 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.93 km NNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.224 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8853 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.8Greece-Albania border region · 8853 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.114 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.215 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.114 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8856 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.911 km NNE of Lepenoú, Greece · 8865 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8bf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.