Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 4 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 4 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece on Mon, Aug 26, 2002, 4:13 PM GMT+3 (13:13 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 14 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-08-26 13:13:57 UTC
Depth
46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.550° N, 26.210° 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.714 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 8801 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.28 km ENE of Menderes, Turkey · 8788 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.236 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8786 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.730 km N of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 8786 days ago · 113 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.236 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8786 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.740 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8785 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.036 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.238 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.040 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.111 km SE of Psará, Greece · 8783 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.747 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8776 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.2Aegean Sea · 8776 days ago · 28 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.610 km W of Menderes, Turkey · 8769 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.65 km W of Oinoússes, Greece · 8762 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.311 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8755 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.14 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8755 days ago · 29 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.521 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 8746 days ago · 29 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.428 km W of Eresós, Greece · 8822 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.429 km W of Eresós, Greece · 8822 days ago · 40 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.520 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 8822 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000banu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC.