Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km E of Paramythiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km E of Paramythiá, Greece on Sun, Dec 15, 2002, 7:31 PM GMT+2 (17:31 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 19 km S of Gáïos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-12-15 17:31:13 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.470° N, 20.590° 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: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.27 km W of Pálairos, Greece · 8688 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.819 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 8682 days ago · 52 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.629 km W of Gáïos, Greece · 8682 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.311 km SSW of Perivóli, Greece · 8682 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.020 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 8682 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.220 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 8682 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.519 km SSW of Grevená, Greece · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.220 km NE of Metsovo, Greece · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.62 km SW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.44 km SSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.34 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 24 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.12 km N of Monastiráki, Greece · 8674 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.21 km SSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.33 km E of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.42 km WNW of Sardínia, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 4.58 km NE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.513 km ENE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 3.10 km SW of Kompóti, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 4.510 km ENE of Kompóti, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 4.31 km S of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 22 km deep · 79 km away
  21. 3.23 km NW of Sardínia, Greece · 8674 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 3.42 km ESE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  23. 4.31 km ESE of Kríkellos, Greece · 8674 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 3.1Greece · 8674 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.22 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 8674 days ago · 21 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.12 km N of Amfilochía, Greece · 8674 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 3.33 km NE of Sardínia, Greece · 8673 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 3.08 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8673 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 3.23 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 8673 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 3.73 km SSE of Préveza, Greece · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 3.417 km E of Sardínia, Greece · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 3.415 km S of Himarë, Albania · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.62 km NNW of Sardínia, Greece · 8672 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 3.319 km SSE of Anthiró, Greece · 8669 days ago · 26 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 8668 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.213 km NW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8668 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  37. 3.15 km WSW of Katoúna, Greece · 8668 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 3.11 km NNE of Sardínia, Greece · 8668 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 3.014 km WSW of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 8653 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 3.66 km ESE of Koutselió, Greece · 8652 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.35 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 8645 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 3.517 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8640 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  43. 3.03 km SSE of Pérdika, Greece · 8637 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 3.221 km SW of Tsotíli, Greece · 8635 days ago · 30 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 3.67 km WSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8633 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 3.53 km NE of Rodotópi, Greece · 8633 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 3.515 km SSW of Tepelenë, Albania · 8694 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.113 km NNW of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8700 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.48 km NE of Koutselió, Greece · 8704 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.38 km NW of Prámanta, Greece · 8707 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.28 km ENE of Anthiró, Greece · 8707 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.620 km SW of Himarë, Albania · 8717 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.520 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 8718 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.517 km N of Acharávi, Greece · 8718 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bks6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC.