M3.6 earthquake 11 km N of Chaniá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 11 km N of Chaniá, Greece on Mon, May 6, 2002, 3:28 AM GMT+3 (00:28 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-06 00:28:08 UTC
- Depth
- 41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.610° N, 24.010° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.514 km N of Palaióchora, Greece · 8910 days ago · 44 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.332 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.347 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8893 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 3.243 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8919 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.016 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8923 days ago · 57 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.365 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8929 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.86 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.728 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3u1. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.