Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 10 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 10 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece on Sun, Feb 24, 2002, 4:50 PM GMT+2 (14:50 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 6 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2002-02-24 14:50:05 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.590° N, 21.380° 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.145 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8981 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.97 km NE of Zakynthos, Greece · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.761 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8977 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.163 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8976 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.922 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.313 km SSW of Aígio, Greece · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.44 km SW of Gastoúni, Greece · 8973 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 4.411 km S of Akráta, Greece · 8958 days ago · 92 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.016 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.1Ionian Sea · 8955 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 3.752 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8954 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.363 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8954 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.711 km N of Koróni, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.43 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.87 km SE of Sámi, Greece · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 4.56 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.210 km SSE of Dimitsána, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.249 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.437 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8940 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.9Ionian Sea · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.15 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8936 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  22. 3.026 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8932 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 3.05 km SE of Póros, Greece · 8931 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  24. 2.65 km N of Langádhia, Greece · 8931 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 3.413 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8931 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 3.06 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 8929 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 3.110 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 8927 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 3.534 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 3.317 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  30. 3.22 km W of Lálas, Greece · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.210 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 8984 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.01 km N of Aktaío, Greece · 8985 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.818 km S of Aíyira, Greece · 8987 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.86 km WNW of Antirrio, Greece · 8987 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.33 km ENE of Antirrio, Greece · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.14 km SW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8987 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.07 km ESE of Lálas, Greece · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.75 km W of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8987 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.02 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.93 km NW of Epitálio, Greece · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.524 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8992 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.639 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8993 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.310 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8995 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.653 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.031 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.613 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.618 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.27 km SW of Galatás, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.112 km SSE of Mesolóngi, Greece · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 3.012 km SSW of Galatás, Greece · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000az3m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.