M3.4 earthquake 22 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 22 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece on Sun, Mar 31, 2002, 12:01 AM GMT+2 (22:01 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 42 km N of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-30 22:01:21 UTC
- Depth
- 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.420° N, 25.780° 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
- 17
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.224 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 8951 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.942 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 8938 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.120 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8926 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1d6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.