M3.2 earthquake 13 km W of Préveza, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 13 km W of Préveza, Greece on Tue, Jul 16, 2002, 3:38 PM GMT+3 (12:38 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 33 km S of Gáïos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-16 12:38:36 UTC
- Depth
- 14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.960° N, 20.600° 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
- 9
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 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.134 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.21 km NNE of Pappadhátai, Greece · 8838 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.212 km NE of Póros, Greece · 8828 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.38 km S of Póros, Greece · 8828 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 8823 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.833 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 8811 days ago · 32 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.42 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.64 km WSW of Anthiró, Greece · 8805 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.55 km SSE of Neochóri, Greece · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.95 km SE of Menídi, Greece · 8796 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.89 km NE of Pappadátes, Greece · 8791 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.33 km SE of Koutselió, Greece · 8791 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.31 km SSW of Kainoúryion, Greece · 8789 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.810 km NNW of Prámanta, Greece · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.5Greece · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.412 km WSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 8786 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.213 km ENE of Itháki, Greece · 8785 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 3.512 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece · 8842 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.914 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8846 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.17 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.93 km NNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.224 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8853 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.8Greece-Albania border region · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.114 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.215 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.114 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8856 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.04 km NE of Eleoúsa, Greece · 8864 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.911 km NNE of Lepenoú, Greece · 8865 days ago · 43 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b87e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.