Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 9 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece on Thu, Aug 29, 2002, 9:49 PM GMT+3 (18:49 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 18 km ENE of Sými, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-29 18:49:13 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.540° N, 27.190° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.85 km E of Sými, Greece · 8797 days ago · 81 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.831 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.744 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8791 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.66 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8790 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.640 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.535 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 8778 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.632 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 4.518 km ENE of Sými, Greece · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 4.38 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8765 days ago · 67 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.929 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8761 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.723 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8750 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8744 days ago · 25 km deep · 6 km away

Before

  1. 3.411 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.73 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 8821 days ago · 22 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 3.724 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8826 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000baw0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC.