M3.1 earthquake 18 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece on Mon, Apr 1, 2002, 4:11 AM GMT+3 (01:11 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 33 km NNW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-01 01:11:01 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.880° N, 23.880° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.811 km NNE of Stratónion, Greece · 8946 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.215 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.225 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8930 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.429 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8915 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.018 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.533 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8893 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1g8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:58 PM UTC.