M3.7 earthquake 38 km WNW of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Fry, Greece on Tue, Mar 5, 2002, 11:18 AM GMT+2 (09:18 UTC), 20 km (12 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
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-05 09:18:05 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.590° N, 26.560° 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
- 4
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.619 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8947 days ago · 22 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.753 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8936 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.036 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8929 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.945 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8924 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000azpa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC.