M3.0 earthquake 7 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece on Tue, Feb 12, 2002, 9:31 AM GMT+2 (07:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-12 07:31:12 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.250° N, 20.380° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 27 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.27 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.618 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.613 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.031 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.310 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8995 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.524 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8992 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.210 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.016 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8982 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.24 km W of Itháki, Greece · 8982 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.97 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.17 km WSW of Itháki, Greece · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.44 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 8973 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.826 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8950 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.168 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 8949 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.716 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.43 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.87 km SE of Sámi, Greece · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.56 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
Before
- 3.112 km SSE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.012 km SSW of Galatás, Greece · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.59 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.228 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.68 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.014 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8998 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.08 km E of Zakynthos, Greece · 8998 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.59 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.123 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.022 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.113 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.910 km SE of Póros, Greece · 9000 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.014 km SSE of Póros, Greece · 9000 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.74 km WNW of Mouzaki, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.310 km SSE of Valsamáta, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.47 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.621 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 9010 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.07 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 9011 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.128 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 9013 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.54 km ENE of Valsamáta, Greece · 9014 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aya3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.