M3.0 earthquake 49 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 49 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece on Tue, Jul 9, 2002, 11:37 PM GMT+3 (20:37 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km S of Géfyra, 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-09 20:37:42 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.970° N, 23.760° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.128 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.432 km NW of Sérifos, Greece · 8821 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.372 km SW of Mílos, Greece · 8817 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.68 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.95 km ESE of Póros, Greece · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.63 km WNW of Galatás, Greece · 8796 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.56 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8789 days ago · 23 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7u5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.