Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 2 km NE of Chaniá, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 2 km NE of Chaniá, Greece on Tue, Dec 17, 2002, 3:29 AM GMT+2 (01:29 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-17 01:29:07 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.530° N, 24.050° 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.

How well it is located

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Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.71 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8688 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.812 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 8688 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.68 km E of Pánormos, Greece · 8688 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.413 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8688 days ago · 65 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.126 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8688 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.31 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.619 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8687 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 4.041 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 8686 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.545 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 29 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 4.026 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8683 days ago · 61 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.37 km SW of Tympáki, Greece · 8682 days ago · 41 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.142 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8682 days ago · 27 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 3.712 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8677 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 3.48 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.314 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8673 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 4.044 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8670 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.55 km SSE of Rethymno, Greece · 8668 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.512 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8668 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  19. 3.412 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 8668 days ago · 24 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 4.08 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8667 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 3.414 km S of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8663 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  22. 3.65 km NNE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8662 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 3.81 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8653 days ago · 40 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 3.26 km SW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8651 days ago · 13 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 3.429 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8638 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  26. 3.37 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 3.3Crete, Greece · 8633 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  28. 3.415 km N of Anógeia, Greece · 8633 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 3.45 km WSW of Zonianá, Greece · 8631 days ago · 29 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.811 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8708 days ago · 36 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.739 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8712 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkuq. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.