Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake Aegean Sea

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea on Sat, Sep 21, 2002, 10:25 AM GMT+3 (07:25 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 33 km NNE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-09-21 07:25:46 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.560° N, 25.550° 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
6

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 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.65 km W of Oinoússes, Greece · 8762 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.311 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8755 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.14 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8755 days ago · 29 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.521 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 8746 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.733 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 8720 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.128 km S of Skýros, Greece · 8717 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.747 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8776 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.111 km SE of Psará, Greece · 8783 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.512 km S of Skýros, Greece · 8783 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.218 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8784 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.040 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.238 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.036 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.740 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8785 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.236 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8786 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.730 km N of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 8786 days ago · 113 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 3.236 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8786 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.514 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 8788 days ago · 36 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.130 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece · 8790 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.028 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8790 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.218 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.419 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.428 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 8791 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.821 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.419 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 2.922 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 8791 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bct2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:26 PM UTC.