M2.8 earthquake 27 km SE of Leonídio, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Leonídio, Greece on Tue, Apr 2, 2002, 3:46 AM GMT+3 (00:46 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km SE of Géfyra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-02 00:46:37 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.010° N, 23.100° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.510 km WSW of Magoúla, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.336 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.17 km N of Krokeés, Greece · 8909 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1jg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.