Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 11 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece on Sun, Aug 18, 2002, 7:32 PM GMT+3 (16:32 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-08-18 16:32:37 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.090° N, 23.400° 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.

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: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.211 km SW of Skiáthos, Greece · 8809 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.524 km ENE of Kými, Greece · 8806 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.319 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 8806 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.28 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 8801 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.732 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8796 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.829 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8795 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.829 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8795 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 2.821 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.218 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 35 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 4.338 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.819 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 8784 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.816 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8784 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.032 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8784 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.313 km N of Kými, Greece · 8781 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 2.920 km N of Kými, Greece · 8781 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 3.221 km NW of Kými, Greece · 8781 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.230 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8780 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.830 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8778 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.112 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 8777 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.225 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8776 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 3.425 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8775 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 3.029 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8774 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 3.02 km SW of Prokópi, Greece · 8771 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 3.324 km NW of Kými, Greece · 8770 days ago · 22 km deep · 55 km away
  25. 3.47 km SSE of Prokópi, Greece · 8767 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.220 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 8766 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.36 km SSE of Prokópi, Greece · 8765 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  28. 2.73 km SE of Áyios Thomás, Greece · 8760 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.026 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8759 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  30. 3.18 km SE of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 8753 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 2.99 km W of Politiká, Greece · 8752 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 3.09 km SSW of Káto Lekhónia, Greece · 8751 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.28 km SSW of Skiáthos, Greece · 8809 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.113 km W of Skýros, Greece · 8810 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.328 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8811 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.114 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8811 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.13 km S of Skiáthos, Greece · 8817 days ago · 23 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.04 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8822 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.15 km N of Psachná, Greece · 8822 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.229 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8826 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.08 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.42 km N of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.733 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8836 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.438 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 8838 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba55. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.