Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 7 km S of Nestório, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7 km S of Nestório, Greece on Tue, Aug 20, 2002, 2:15 AM GMT+2 (00:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 15 km ESE of Libohovë, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-08-20 00:15:39 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.348° N, 21.063° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
28

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 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.316 km ENE of Maliq, Albania · 8801 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.39 km SW of Flórina, Greece · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.33 km SE of Koutselió, Greece · 8791 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.810 km NNW of Prámanta, Greece · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.5Greece · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.52 km ENE of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8785 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.210 km SSW of Kónitsa, Greece · 8780 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 2.614 km SSW of Përrenjas-Fshat, Albania · 8775 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.75 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8772 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.018 km ESE of Kónitsa, Greece · 8769 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.98 km ESE of Koutselió, Greece · 8762 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.19 km ESE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8758 days ago · 42 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 4.49 km E of Libohovë, Albania · 8758 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.310 km NNE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8758 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.29 km W of Kónitsa, Greece · 8758 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.916 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8758 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 3.713 km NW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8758 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.615 km ESE of Libohovë, Albania · 8758 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.0Greece-Albania border region · 8758 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.97 km S of Leskovik, Albania · 8757 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 3.45 km N of Livaderó, Greece · 8748 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.56 km NE of Mborje, Albania · 8823 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.413 km NE of Bilisht, Albania · 8824 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba89. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.