Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 20 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Sun, Feb 24, 2002, 4:48 AM GMT+2 (02:48 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 84 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-02-24 02:48:03 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.650° N, 21.610° 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

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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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 34 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.446 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8982 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.761 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8977 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.163 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8976 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.922 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.768 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8966 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.016 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.1Ionian Sea · 8955 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.752 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8954 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.363 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8954 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.711 km N of Koróni, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.510 km WSW of Magoúla, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.984 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.995 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.437 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8940 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 2.9Ionian Sea · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.886 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.026 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8932 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.413 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8931 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.584 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8930 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.534 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.317 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.023 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8988 days ago · 41 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.846 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8993 days ago · 63 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.639 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.653 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.0southern Greece · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.044 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9002 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.049 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.337 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9005 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.438 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9007 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.843 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9011 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.944 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9011 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.1southern Greece · 9011 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.050 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9012 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.049 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9012 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.561 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.448 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 3.355 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.340 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.465 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 3.359 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000az29. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC.