M3.9 earthquake 15 km SW of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Fry, Greece on Sat, Mar 2, 2002, 5:10 PM GMT+2 (15:10 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 36 km SE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-02 15:10:23 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.310° N, 26.810° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.738 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8977 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.619 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8947 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.753 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.036 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8930 days ago · 68 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.945 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8925 days ago · 23 km deep · 82 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azfc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.