M3.9 earthquake 29 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece on Sun, Oct 6, 2002, 7:59 AM GMT+3 (04:59 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km SE of Kos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-06 04:59:54 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.750° N, 26.570° 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
- 11
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.723 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8750 days ago · 42 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8744 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.712 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.612 km S of Kos, Greece · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.712 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.414 km E of Kos, Greece · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.110 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.11 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 8733 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.426 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8717 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.810 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdwz. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC.