Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake Dodecanese Islands, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Dodecanese Islands, Greece on Fri, Dec 20, 2002, 5:50 AM GMT+2 (03:50 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 30 km NW of Fry, 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
2002-12-20 03:50:58 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.220° N, 27.590° 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
6

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. 3.616 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8689 days ago · 38 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.351 km S of Fry, Greece · 8687 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8686 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.947 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8681 days ago · 58 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.735 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8672 days ago · 21 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.334 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8650 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.030 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8637 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.720 km W of Fry, Greece · 8637 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.711 km W of Fry, Greece · 8637 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.819 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8637 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.960 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8690 days ago · 52 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8692 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.544 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8693 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.214 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8704 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.617 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8714 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.518 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8719 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm11. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.