M3.3 earthquake 12 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece on Tue, Sep 10, 2002, 3:43 PM GMT+3 (12:43 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 28 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-10 12:43:25 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.160° N, 24.260° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.228 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 8781 days ago · 77 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.214 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8775 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.151 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8773 days ago · 42 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.920 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8753 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.56 km SE of Kíssamos, Greece · 8750 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.347 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8744 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.516 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 8735 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.918 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8728 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbx0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.