M2.9 earthquake 32 km WNW of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 32 km WNW of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Apr 9, 2002, 6:53 PM GMT+3 (15:53 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 26 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-09 15:53:53 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.000° N, 24.210° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.44 km SW of Skýros, Greece · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.112 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8934 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.56 km NNW of Dhrosiá, Greece · 8932 days ago · 28 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.05 km WNW of Loukísia, Greece · 8931 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.24 km N of Psachná, Greece · 8931 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.05 km NNW of Dhrosiá, Greece · 8930 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.225 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8930 days ago · 58 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.15 km E of Psachná, Greece · 8930 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.25 km NNW of Psachná, Greece · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.13 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 8928 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.017 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 8921 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.12 km NNW of Néa Artáki, Greece · 8921 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.24 km WNW of Loukísia, Greece · 8919 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.91 km ESE of Psachná, Greece · 8918 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.08 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.429 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8915 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.316 km W of Skýros, Greece · 8907 days ago · 39 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.018 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.533 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8893 days ago · 16 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.010 km NE of Alivéri, Greece · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.231 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8890 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.726 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 8888 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b21x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:16 PM UTC.