Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 42 km SW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 42 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Oct 15, 2002, 10:32 PM GMT+3 (19:32 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 104 km SSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-10-15 19:32:54 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.600° N, 21.320° 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
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.722 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8747 days ago · 25 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.331 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8745 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.246 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8743 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.648 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8740 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.9104 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.16 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.241 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.651 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.480 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8728 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.337 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8717 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8716 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.451 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8715 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8714 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8712 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8710 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.57 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8691 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 4.017 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8750 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 4.050 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8751 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.44 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8752 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 2.542 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8752 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.651 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8759 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 3.547 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8763 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.049 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8763 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.847 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8768 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 3.39 km ENE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 8774 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.996 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8776 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bemu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:15 AM UTC.