Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 22 km NNE of Samothráki, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 22 km NNE of Samothráki, Greece on Tue, Mar 5, 2002, 7:23 AM GMT+2 (05:23 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-03-05 05:23:43 UTC
Depth
19.6 km (12.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.664° N, 25.622° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt from Alexandroupolis to Kavala, Greece.

From the USGS event page for usp000azns. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
168

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azns. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.