M2.7 earthquake 6 km NNE of Sofikón, Greece
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Sofikón, Greece on Sun, Jul 21, 2002, 10:57 PM GMT+3 (19:57 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km WSW of Koutsopódi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-21 19:57:57 UTC
- Depth
- 18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.850° N, 23.070° 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
- 4
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.55 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.42 km N of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.914 km WSW of Koutsopódi, Greece · 8830 days ago · 84 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.08 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.62 km ENE of Khiliomódhi, Greece · 8828 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.76 km S of Domvraína, Greece · 8827 days ago · 31 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.15 km N of Psachná, Greece · 8822 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.04 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8822 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.92 km WNW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 8822 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.612 km SSE of Karyés, Greece · 8808 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.44 km W of Vília, Greece · 8806 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.36 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.23 km NNE of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 8797 days ago · 52 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.58 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 8796 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.95 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.63 km WNW of Galatás, Greece · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.411 km E of Megalópoli, Greece · 8795 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.210 km SSE of Megalópoli, Greece · 8794 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.08 km WNW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 8793 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.15 km NNE of Aígio, Greece · 8792 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.59 km WSW of Galaxídhion, Greece · 8791 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.56 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8789 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.95 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8788 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.912 km SSW of Kyriáki, Greece · 8780 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.33 km NNE of Aígio, Greece · 8777 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
Before
- 3.13 km WSW of Árgos, Greece · 8837 days ago · 54 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.811 km NW of Perachóra, Greece · 8837 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.16 km NNE of Kalávryta, Greece · 8838 days ago · 22 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.65 km NNE of Témeni, Greece · 8851 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.712 km WNW of Trípoli, Greece · 8858 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.95 km ESE of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 8861 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.05 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 8865 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8hc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.