Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 24 km W of Vrontádos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 24 km W of Vrontádos, Greece on Wed, Jan 2, 2002, 1:11 PM GMT+2 (11:11 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 5 km SSW of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-01-02 11:11:28 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.410° N, 25.850° 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
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.439 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 9027 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.95 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9027 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.537 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 9025 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.59 km SW of Foça, Turkey · 9024 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.425 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9022 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 3.520 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 9020 days ago · 43 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.29 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9017 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.516 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 9015 days ago · 31 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.58 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 9015 days ago · 34 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 3.45 km S of Psará, Greece · 9013 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.313 km E of Psará, Greece · 9013 days ago · 38 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.110 km SE of Psará, Greece · 9011 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.347 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 9001 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.83 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 8995 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 3.726 km WNW of Néon Karlovásion, Greece · 8986 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.628 km S of Eresós, Greece · 9043 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.93 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 9044 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.223 km S of Psará, Greece · 9046 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000avpg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.