Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 6 km NNW of Sámi, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 6 km NNW of Sámi, Greece on Fri, Apr 19, 2002, 2:52 PM GMT+3 (11:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-04-19 11:52:28 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.300° N, 20.610° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.110 km ESE of Zakynthos, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.04 km SSW of Vrachnaíika, Greece · 8924 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.9Greece · 8924 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.912 km WNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8924 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.1Greece · 8921 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.824 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8921 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.529 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 3.229 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8920 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.015 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8920 days ago · 36 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.16 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8916 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 2.96 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8914 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.02 km N of Vartholomió, Greece · 8912 days ago · 29 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 2.63 km NW of Vartholomió, Greece · 8912 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.05 km N of Lepenoú, Greece · 8909 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.90 km NNW of Triandaíika, Greece · 8908 days ago · 31 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.642 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8908 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.918 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8906 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.913 km SW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 8905 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.09 km ENE of Monastiráki, Greece · 8891 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 3.28 km NNE of Kandíla, Greece · 8891 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 3.414 km SE of Gáïos, Greece · 8889 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 3.78 km NW of Amfilochía, Greece · 8881 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  23. 3.611 km N of Katastárion, Greece · 8879 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 3.612 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8874 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.933 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8873 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.05 km SE of Póros, Greece · 8931 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.628 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8933 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.13 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8933 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.110 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8933 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 2.99 km NNW of Sámi, Greece · 8935 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 3.15 km WNW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8936 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.56 km NW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.87 km SE of Sámi, Greece · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.43 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8946 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.97 km ESE of Gavaloú, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.03 km NW of Gavaloú, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.716 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.826 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8950 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2ry. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.