Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 26 km NW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 26 km NW of Fry, Greece on Mon, May 13, 2002, 3:32 PM GMT+3 (12:32 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 49 km N of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-05-13 12:32:58 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.610° N, 26.760° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.613 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.937 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.129 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 8904 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.556 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8892 days ago · 108 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.814 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8883 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 5.249 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8883 days ago · 87 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.045 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.824 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.636 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8859 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.735 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8859 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.7Crete, Greece · 8854 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.647 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8852 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 3.832 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8849 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.945 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8924 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 4.036 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8929 days ago · 68 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.753 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8936 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b48n. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.