M3.9 earthquake 4 km NE of Vrýses, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 4 km NE of Vrýses, Greece on Fri, Feb 8, 2002, 1:34 AM GMT+2 (23:34 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 29 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-02-07 23:34:18 UTC
- Depth
- 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.410° N, 24.230° 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
- 29
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.621 km ENE of Mouzourás, Greece · 8998 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.814 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8959 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.532 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8951 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.529 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.51 km S of Georgioupolis, Greece · 8946 days ago · 38 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.728 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000axzw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:48 AM UTC.