Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 1 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 1 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece on Mon, Nov 4, 2002, 6:49 AM GMT+2 (04:49 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km SE of Kos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-11-04 04:49:14 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.560° N, 26.340° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.426 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8720 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.16 km NE of Oía, Greece · 8712 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.110 km ENE of Oía, Greece · 8712 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.810 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8705 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.173 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8683 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.426 km NE of Oía, Greece · 8681 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.528 km WSW of Amorgós, Greece · 8678 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.110 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8737 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.712 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.612 km S of Kos, Greece · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8747 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.723 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8754 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.750 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8761 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.929 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8765 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bg5n. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC.