M3.8 earthquake 45 km SW of Émponas, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 45 km SW of Émponas, Greece on Thu, Jan 24, 2002, 4:20 AM GMT+2 (02:20 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 11 km SW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-24 02:20:36 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.940° N, 27.500° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.311 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 8991 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.727 km N of Fry, Greece · 8991 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.915 km SW of Fry, Greece · 8979 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.738 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8977 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 6.249 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9019 days ago · 88 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.06 km WNW of Afántou, Greece · 9041 days ago · 75 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.212 km NNW of Ródos, Greece · 9042 days ago · 104 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.642 km NW of Fry, Greece · 9045 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.733 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 9046 days ago · 43 km deep · 76 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ax1z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:13 AM UTC.