M5.9 earthquake 18 km SW of Adámas, Greece
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 18 km SW of Adámas, Greece on Tue, May 21, 2002, 11:53 PM GMT+3 (20:53 UTC), 97 km (60 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.9 (mwc), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-21 20:53:29 UTC
- Depth
- 97.1 km (60.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.627° N, 24.274° E
- Region
- Greece
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 3.9% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 0.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 260°, dip 81°, rake 179°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 350°, dip 89°, rake 9°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 353
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.347 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8893 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.915 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 8860 days ago · 96 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.020 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8852 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.049 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 8849 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4ra (also filed as gcmtb052102f, gcmt20020521205329, iscgem3148096). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.