Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake Crete, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Fri, Jul 5, 2002, 6:49 AM GMT+3 (03:49 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 27 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-05 03:49:18 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.010° N, 26.330° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.362 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.647 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8852 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.716 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8843 days ago · 45 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.016 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8828 days ago · 31 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.620 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8823 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.715 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8821 days ago · 41 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.917 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 8818 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.02 km SE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 8809 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.533 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8801 days ago · 21 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 4.927 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8795 days ago · 55 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.735 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8859 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.824 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.045 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.098 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8871 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 5.249 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8883 days ago · 87 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.814 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8883 days ago · 40 km deep · 22 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7h8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC.