M3.0 earthquake 9 km S of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 9 km S of Amorgós, Greece on Fri, Sep 20, 2002, 4:59 PM GMT+3 (13:59 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-20 13:59:03 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.750° N, 25.900° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.929 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8762 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.723 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8751 days ago · 42 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.11 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 8733 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcqj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.