Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 36 km W of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 36 km W of Émponas, Greece on Sun, Jun 30, 2002, 11:51 PM GMT+3 (20:51 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 22 km NW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-06-30 20:51:46 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.210° N, 27.450° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.715 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.832 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8849 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.716 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8842 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 4.322 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8835 days ago · 77 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.843 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 3.724 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8826 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 4.027 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8825 days ago · 44 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.532 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8824 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.73 km ESE of Mandráki, Greece · 8821 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.856 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 8813 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.411 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.19 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b78w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.