M2.9 earthquake 2 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece on Thu, Feb 7, 2002, 3:22 AM GMT+2 (01:22 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 6 km S of Provatás, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-07 01:22:28 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.310° N, 23.990° 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
- 5
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.66 km S of Provatás, Greece · 8972 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.118 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 8949 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.811 km NNE of Stratónion, Greece · 8947 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axy8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.