Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 3 km SSW of Arkalochóri, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 3 km SSW of Arkalochóri, Greece on Sat, Nov 23, 2002, 3:49 AM GMT+2 (01:49 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-11-23 01:49:33 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.120° N, 25.250° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
67

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.811 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8711 days ago · 36 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.925 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8701 days ago · 39 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.71 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8691 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.752 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 8690 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.812 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 8690 days ago · 68 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.68 km E of Pánormos, Greece · 8690 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.413 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8690 days ago · 65 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 4.126 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8690 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.31 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.619 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8689 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.026 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8685 days ago · 61 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.31 km S of Mokhós, Greece · 8685 days ago · 24 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 3.37 km SW of Tympáki, Greece · 8685 days ago · 41 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.552 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8685 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.427 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8685 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.54 km NW of Asímion, Greece · 8684 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.464 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8680 days ago · 44 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 3.712 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8680 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.554 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 8680 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.48 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8676 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.314 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8676 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.55 km SSE of Rethymno, Greece · 8671 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 3.512 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8670 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 4.08 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8669 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 3.414 km S of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8666 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 3.424 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8664 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8664 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.54 km SSW of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8662 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 4.026 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8727 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.918 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8729 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.534 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8742 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.414 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 8743 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.530 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8743 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.66 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8743 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.718 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8743 days ago · 31 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.815 km SW of Sitia, Greece · 8744 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bj71. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC.