Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 4 km ESE of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 4 km ESE of Psará, Greece on Sat, Oct 12, 2002, 1:40 AM GMT+3 (22:40 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 39 km SW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-11 22:40:22 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.530° N, 25.610° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.521 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 8746 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.733 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 8720 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.128 km S of Skýros, Greece · 8717 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.122 km SW of Psará, Greece · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.939 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 8710 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.335 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 8710 days ago · 31 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.230 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 8707 days ago · 35 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.311 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8755 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.65 km W of Oinoússes, Greece · 8762 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.2Aegean Sea · 8776 days ago · 28 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.747 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8776 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.111 km SE of Psará, Greece · 8783 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.512 km S of Skýros, Greece · 8783 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.218 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8784 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.040 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.238 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.036 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.740 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8785 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000beav. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.