M3.1 earthquake 35 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 35 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece on Thu, Sep 26, 2002, 5:20 AM GMT+3 (02:20 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 22 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-26 02:20:59 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.000° N, 25.450° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.448 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 8769 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.132 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8768 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.822 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece · 8766 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
Before
- 3.327 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.535 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8773 days ago · 26 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.836 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8775 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.311 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8788 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.337 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8801 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bd4c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.