M2.8 earthquake 26 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece
A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sat, Mar 30, 2002, 9:47 PM GMT+2 (19:47 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
- 2.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-30 19:47:57 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.140° N, 20.140° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.168 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 8949 days ago · 21 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.43 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.87 km SE of Sámi, Greece · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.56 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.15 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8936 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.99 km NNW of Sámi, Greece · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.628 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8933 days ago · 57 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.05 km SE of Póros, Greece · 8931 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.06 km NNW of Sámi, Greece · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.110 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.1Greece · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.824 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8921 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.529 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.229 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.015 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8920 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.16 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8916 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.96 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.02 km N of Vartholomió, Greece · 8912 days ago · 29 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.63 km NW of Vartholomió, Greece · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.642 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8908 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.918 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8906 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1cq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.