Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 10 km WNW of Préveza, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 10 km WNW of Préveza, Greece on Tue, Apr 16, 2002, 3:35 PM GMT+3 (12:35 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 24 km NW of Itháki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-04-16 12:35:57 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.980° N, 20.630° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.13 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8933 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.211 km ENE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8932 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.05 km SE of Póros, Greece · 8931 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.06 km NNW of Sámi, Greece · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.12 km ENE of Kanaláki, Greece · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.9Greece · 8924 days ago · 27 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 3.1Greece · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.824 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8921 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 3.529 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.229 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.015 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8920 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.716 km SW of Kallíthiro, Greece · 8916 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.05 km N of Lepenoú, Greece · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.90 km NNW of Triandaíika, Greece · 8908 days ago · 31 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.642 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8908 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.96 km S of Pérdika, Greece · 8904 days ago · 31 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.09 km ENE of Monastiráki, Greece · 8891 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 3.28 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.414 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 8889 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.78 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 8881 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.99 km NNW of Sámi, Greece · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.82 km SSW of Vounoplagiá, Greece · 8943 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 2.918 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece · 8945 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.87 km SE of Sámi, Greece · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.86 km NW of Loúros, Greece · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 3.03 km NW of Gavaloú, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.716 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.168 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 8949 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.25 km S of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8952 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.08 km ENE of Pérdika, Greece · 8955 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2h0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.