M2.9 earthquake 9 km W of Politiká, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km W of Politiká, Greece on Mon, Oct 14, 2002, 6:18 AM GMT+3 (03:18 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, 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 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-14 03:18:29 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.600° N, 23.430° 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
- 7
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 23 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.09 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 8751 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.82 km N of Rafína, Greece · 8750 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.72 km SE of Aghios Panteleímon, Greece · 8750 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.15 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 8746 days ago · 42 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.69 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 8740 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.533 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8737 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.021 km ENE of Kými, Greece · 8717 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.31 km W of Ekáli, Greece · 8715 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.43 km NNW of Acharnés, Greece · 8715 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.033 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8714 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.28 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece · 8713 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.73 km S of Avlónas, Greece · 8712 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.24 km W of Xylókastro, Greece · 8708 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.56 km SE of Kinéta, Greece · 8707 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.38 km SE of Akraifnía, Greece · 8704 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.231 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8703 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.011 km NNE of Xylókastro, Greece · 8701 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 3.18 km SE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 8753 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.026 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8758 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.73 km SE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 8760 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.72 km S of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 8760 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.25 km NW of Perachóra, Greece · 8761 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.49 km ENE of Xylókastro, Greece · 8761 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.71 km NE of Kokkónion, Greece · 8763 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.36 km SSE of Prokópi, Greece · 8764 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.220 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 8766 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.47 km SSE of Prokópi, Greece · 8767 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.324 km NW of Kými, Greece · 8770 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.02 km SW of Prokópi, Greece · 8771 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.029 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8774 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.425 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8774 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.225 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8776 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.211 km N of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 8776 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.112 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 8777 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.830 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8778 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.230 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8780 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.912 km SSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 8780 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
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