Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 4 km NW of Asímion, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Asímion, Greece on Tue, Dec 24, 2002, 9:14 AM GMT+2 (07:14 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 36 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-24 07:14:10 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.070° N, 25.050° 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.

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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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.464 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8678 days ago · 44 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.712 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.554 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 8677 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.48 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.314 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.55 km SSE of Rethymno, Greece · 8668 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.512 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8668 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 4.08 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8667 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.414 km S of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8664 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.65 km NNE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8662 days ago · 47 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.54 km SSW of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8660 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 3.81 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8653 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.26 km SW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8651 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.429 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8638 days ago · 66 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.136 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8638 days ago · 72 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.37 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.3Crete, Greece · 8633 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 3.415 km N of Anógeia, Greece · 8633 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.45 km WSW of Zonianá, Greece · 8632 days ago · 29 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.615 km E of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8628 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.427 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8682 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.552 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8683 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.37 km SW of Tympáki, Greece · 8683 days ago · 41 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.31 km S of Mokhós, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 4.026 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8683 days ago · 61 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.619 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8687 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.31 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.126 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8688 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.413 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8688 days ago · 65 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.68 km E of Pánormos, Greece · 8688 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.812 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 8688 days ago · 68 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.752 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 8688 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.71 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8688 days ago · 39 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.925 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8699 days ago · 39 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.811 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8708 days ago · 36 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmad. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:13 PM UTC.