M3.6 earthquake 1 km ENE of Chóra, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Chóra, Greece on Sun, May 19, 2002, 10:04 PM GMT+3 (19:04 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 39 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-19 19:04:36 UTC
- Depth
- 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.710° N, 26.920° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.739 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.616 km NW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 8866 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
Before
- 3.54 km NNE of Çe?me, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.52 km N of Çe?me, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.817 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.816 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.09 km NE of Çe?me, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.827 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.828 km W of Pánormos, Greece · 8905 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.028 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 8912 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.726 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 8912 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4me. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.