Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 8 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 8 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece on Wed, Jul 24, 2002, 10:30 PM GMT+3 (19:30 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 6 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-07-24 19:30:58 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.190° N, 21.880° 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: 49 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.55 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.914 km WSW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 8830 days ago · 84 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.011 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 8828 days ago · 32 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.35 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 8827 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.950 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8824 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.845 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8822 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.244 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8822 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.613 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 8821 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.444 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8820 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.514 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8819 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 3.46 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8818 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.83 km SSE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 8817 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.525 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8816 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.312 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 8812 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 3.415 km NE of Arfará, Greece · 8812 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.35 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 3.520 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8812 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.612 km SSE of Karyés, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.29 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 3.29 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  21. 3.08 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8805 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 3.747 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8805 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  23. 3.531 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8799 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.526 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8798 days ago · 34 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 4.021 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8795 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 3.411 km E of Megalópoli, Greece · 8795 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  27. 3.210 km SSE of Megalópoli, Greece · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 3.112 km NNE of Arfará, Greece · 8792 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.140 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 3.29 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8789 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  31. 3.56 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8789 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.95 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8788 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.743 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8787 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 4.66 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8782 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 3.13 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8782 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 3.53 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 3.411 km NE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 8781 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 3.21 km ESE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8780 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 3.16 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8780 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 3.410 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8780 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 3.43 km ESE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8780 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.23 km ESE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8780 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  43. 3.14 km E of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8780 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 3.68 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8779 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  45. 3.611 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8779 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 4.64 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8777 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.27 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8776 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 3.54 km S of Vartholomió, Greece · 8775 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  49. 3.39 km ENE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 8775 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 2.99 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.06 km NE of Meligalás, Greece · 8835 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.13 km WSW of Árgos, Greece · 8837 days ago · 54 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.30 km SSW of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8838 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.15 km SE of Kardamás, Greece · 8840 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.14 km NE of Traganón, Greece · 8840 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.0Ionian Sea · 8842 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.119 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.535 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8855 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.747 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8855 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.712 km WNW of Trípoli, Greece · 8858 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.86 km SSE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 8860 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.761 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8q6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.