M3.2 earthquake 20 km NE of Metsovo, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 20 km NE of Metsovo, Greece on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 7:12 PM GMT+2 (17:12 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-23 17:12:20 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.890° N, 21.360° 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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.519 km SSW of Grevená, Greece · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.220 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.29 km S of Árnissa, Greece · 8680 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.115 km NNE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8676 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.58 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.513 km ENE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.10 km SW of Kompóti, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.510 km ENE of Kompóti, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.319 km SSE of Anthiró, Greece · 8669 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.213 km NW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8668 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.014 km WSW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 8653 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.66 km ESE of Koutselió, Greece · 8652 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.111 km WSW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 8648 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.35 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 8645 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.314 km S of Morfovoúni, Greece · 8640 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.221 km SW of Tsotíli, Greece · 8635 days ago · 30 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.67 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8633 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.53 km NE of Rodotópi, Greece · 8633 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.512 km WSW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 8631 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.18 km S of Nestório, Greece · 8630 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.72 km SSE of Grevená, Greece · 8628 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.08 km SSW of Ersekë, Albania · 8624 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 3.020 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 8682 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.96 km E of Paramythiá, Greece · 8690 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.113 km NNW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.48 km NE of Koutselió, Greece · 8704 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.29 km SSW of Týrnavos, Greece · 8705 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.38 km NW of Prámanta, Greece · 8707 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.28 km ENE of Anthiró, Greece · 8707 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.213 km S of Morfovoúni, Greece · 8709 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 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 usp000bm93. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.