Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 42 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 42 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece on Sun, May 12, 2002, 5:31 AM GMT+3 (02:31 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 8 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-05-12 02:31:57 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.570° N, 20.300° 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
21

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.96 km S of Pérdika, Greece · 8904 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.09 km ENE of Monastiráki, Greece · 8891 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.28 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.414 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 8889 days ago · 29 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.78 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 8881 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.611 km N of Katastárion, Greece · 8879 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.219 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 8866 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 2.911 km NNE of Lepenoú, Greece · 8866 days ago · 43 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.224 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8853 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.93 km NNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.343 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8852 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.430 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 8851 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.17 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 2.90 km NNW of Triandaíika, Greece · 8908 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.05 km N of Lepenoú, Greece · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.015 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8920 days ago · 36 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.229 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 16 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 3.529 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.824 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8921 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.1Greece · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.9Greece · 8924 days ago · 27 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.12 km ENE of Kanaláki, Greece · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.06 km NNW of Sámi, Greece · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.05 km SE of Póros, Greece · 8931 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 3.628 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8933 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.13 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8933 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.110 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8933 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 2.99 km NNW of Sámi, Greece · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 3.15 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8936 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b45e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.