M3.5 earthquake 17 km NE of Firá, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Firá, Greece on Sun, May 5, 2002, 11:39 PM GMT+3 (20:39 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 17 km N of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-05 20:39:04 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.520° N, 25.590° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3th. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.