M2.9 earthquake 14 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 14 km SW of Rodotópi, Greece on Fri, Jul 12, 2002, 11:04 AM GMT+3 (08:04 UTC), 8 km (5 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
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-12 08:04:46 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.600° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.512 km ENE of Filiátes, Greece · 8842 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.213 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8842 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.134 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8840 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.26 km NNE of Himarë, Albania · 8827 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.4Greece-Albania border region · 8822 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.833 km S of Gáïos, Greece · 8811 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.47 km S of Nestório, Greece · 8808 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.64 km WSW of Anthiró, Greece · 8805 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.55 km SSE of Neochóri, Greece · 8800 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.95 km SE of Menídi, Greece · 8796 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.44 km WNW of Himarë, Albania · 8793 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.89 km NE of Pappadátes, Greece · 8791 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.33 km SE of Koutselió, Greece · 8791 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.810 km NNW of Prámanta, Greece · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.5Greece · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.412 km WSW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 8786 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 3.17 km WSW of Kríkellos, Greece · 8850 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.93 km NNW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.8Greece-Albania border region · 8854 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.114 km SSW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.215 km NNE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.010 km NE of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8856 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.114 km NE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8856 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.817 km SE of Libohovë, Albania · 8864 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.04 km NE of Eleoúsa, Greece · 8864 days ago · 25 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7z3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC.