Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 5 km NNW of Meligalás, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 5 km NNW of Meligalás, Greece on Sun, May 19, 2002, 10:35 AM GMT+3 (07:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 29 km SE of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-05-19 07:35:30 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.260° N, 21.950° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8894 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.33 km N of Chóra, Greece · 8893 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.34 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 8891 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.811 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 8889 days ago · 13 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.3southern Greece · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.510 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 8889 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.75 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8879 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.311 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 8876 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.111 km NE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8875 days ago · 13 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 2.96 km NE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.638 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8873 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 4.429 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8871 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.610 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8869 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.121 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 8868 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.322 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 8868 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8866 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 3.213 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 3.137 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8866 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.917 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 8865 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.761 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.86 km SSE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 8860 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  22. 2.712 km WNW of Trípoli, Greece · 8858 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.747 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8855 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.535 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8855 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 3.119 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8851 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.26 km NNW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 8847 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 3.0Ionian Sea · 8842 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.14 km NE of Traganón, Greece · 8840 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 2.913 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 8905 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.918 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8906 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.17 km N of Krokeés, Greece · 8909 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.88 km WSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 8912 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.611 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8912 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 2.63 km NW of Vartholomió, Greece · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.02 km N of Vartholomió, Greece · 8912 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.19 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 8913 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.16 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8916 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.22 km W of Lálas, Greece · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.317 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 3.534 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.110 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.06 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 8929 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4k8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:15 PM UTC.