M3.4 earthquake 25 km SSW of Asopós, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 25 km SSW of Asopós, Greece on Fri, Oct 18, 2002, 11:34 AM GMT+3 (08:34 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 86 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-18 08:34:25 UTC
- Depth
- 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.510° N, 22.780° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.186 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.887 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8745 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.126 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8744 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.239 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8741 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8716 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8714 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8712 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8690 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 3.015 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8750 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.08 km NNE of Geráki, Greece · 8753 days ago · 54 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.224 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8754 days ago · 58 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.322 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 8766 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.031 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8776 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000besk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.