Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 21 km N of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 21 km N of Skýros, Greece on Tue, Dec 24, 2002, 9:46 PM GMT+2 (19:46 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 34 km NW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-24 19:46:20 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.100° N, 24.540° 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
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.133 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 8679 days ago · 24 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.333 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8678 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.236 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 8676 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.244 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 8676 days ago · 24 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.141 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 8675 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.544 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 8671 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.08 km W of Skýros, Greece · 8665 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.320 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 8665 days ago · 45 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.422 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8651 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 3.429 km N of Kými, Greece · 8640 days ago · 40 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.914 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8639 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 4.121 km N of Skýros, Greece · 8634 days ago · 19 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.424 km N of Skýros, Greece · 8634 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.025 km N of Skýros, Greece · 8631 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.245 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 8627 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.013 km SSE of Alivéri, Greece · 8625 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 3.331 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 8623 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away
  18. 3.339 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 8623 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 4.141 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 8623 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 4.334 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8623 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.125 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8623 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 3.217 km NNW of Yimnón, Greece · 8682 days ago · 40 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.434 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8701 days ago · 25 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.231 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8703 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.230 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 8707 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.335 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 8709 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.939 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 8709 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.733 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 8710 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmbn. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.