Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 8 km NW of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Émponas, Greece on Wed, Oct 2, 2002, 7:31 AM GMT+3 (04:31 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-02 04:31:41 UTC
Depth
67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.270° N, 27.780° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt on Rhodes.

From the USGS event page for usp000bdmg. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
192

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8744 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.712 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.612 km S of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.712 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.414 km E of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.110 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8733 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.518 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8715 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.518 km ENE of Sými, Greece · 8770 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.632 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.535 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 8777 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.640 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.66 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8790 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.744 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8791 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.831 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdmg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.