Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 20 km NE of Metsovo, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Metsovo, Greece on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 9:20 AM GMT+2 (07:20 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-23 07:20:42 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.890° N, 21.370° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.220 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 8682 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.519 km SSW of Grevená, Greece · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 3.220 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.29 km S of Árnissa, Greece · 8680 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.115 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8676 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.58 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8673 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.513 km ENE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8673 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.10 km SW of Kompóti, Greece · 8673 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 4.510 km ENE of Kompóti, Greece · 8673 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.319 km SSE of Anthiró, Greece · 8669 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.213 km NW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8668 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.014 km WSW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 8652 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.66 km ESE of Koutselió, Greece · 8652 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 3.111 km WSW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 8648 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.35 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 8645 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.314 km S of Morfovoúni, Greece · 8640 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 3.221 km SW of Tsotíli, Greece · 8635 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.67 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8633 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.53 km NE of Rodotópi, Greece · 8632 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  20. 3.512 km WSW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 8631 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  21. 3.18 km S of Nestório, Greece · 8629 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  22. 2.72 km SSE of Grevená, Greece · 8628 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.08 km SSW of Ersekë, Albania · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.96 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 8690 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.113 km NNW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.48 km NE of Koutselió, Greece · 8704 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.29 km SSW of Týrnavos, Greece · 8704 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.38 km NW of Prámanta, Greece · 8706 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.28 km ENE of Anthiró, Greece · 8707 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.213 km S of Morfovoúni, Greece · 8708 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.38 km SSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm85. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.