M3.0 earthquake 18 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece on Wed, May 15, 2002, 8:24 PM GMT+3 (17:24 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-15 17:24:29 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.880° N, 24.020° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.533 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8893 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.231 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8890 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.911 km N of Stratónion, Greece · 8858 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.29 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8857 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4c8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.