Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 23 km WNW of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Feb 19, 2002, 11:17 PM GMT+2 (21:17 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 14 km W of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-02-19 21:17:51 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.950° N, 24.300° 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.82 km W of Prokópi, Greece · 8989 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.330 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8985 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.25 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 8982 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.234 km S of Skýros, Greece · 8982 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.428 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 8982 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.525 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 8982 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.23 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 8978 days ago · 22 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.06 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 8978 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.41 km SSE of Kými, Greece · 8977 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.314 km E of Psachná, Greece · 8977 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 3.029 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 8976 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 4.214 km W of Skýros, Greece · 8955 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.125 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8955 days ago · 28 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.815 km E of Psachná, Greece · 8954 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.215 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.932 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 8941 days ago · 31 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 3.44 km SW of Skýros, Greece · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 3.112 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8935 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.56 km NNW of Dhrosiá, Greece · 8932 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.05 km WNW of Loukísia, Greece · 8932 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 3.24 km N of Psachná, Greece · 8931 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.05 km NNW of Dhrosiá, Greece · 8931 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 3.225 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8931 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 3.15 km E of Psachná, Greece · 8931 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.25 km NNW of Psachná, Greece · 8930 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.312 km W of Kými, Greece · 8995 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.53 km NW of Psachná, Greece · 8995 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.224 km ENE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.347 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9001 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.56 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 9002 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.017 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 9004 days ago · 39 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.423 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 9006 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.215 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 9006 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 3.47 km WNW of Prokópi, Greece · 9006 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.219 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 9007 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.331 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 9007 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.234 km ESE of Oxílithos, Greece · 9007 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.619 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 9010 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 2.73 km ESE of Psachná, Greece · 9011 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.93 km WSW of Afidnés, Greece · 9012 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.328 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 9013 days ago · 30 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 3.431 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 9013 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 2.923 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 9018 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ayst. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:31 AM UTC.