M3.5 earthquake 25 km SW of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 25 km SW of Amorgós, Greece on Sat, Sep 7, 2002, 4:45 PM GMT+3 (13:45 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 29 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-07 13:45:48 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.670° N, 25.700° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbjg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.