Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 50 km NW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 50 km NW of Fry, Greece on Thu, Oct 10, 2002, 12:25 PM GMT+3 (09:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 18 km SW of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-10 09:25:21 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.750° N, 26.550° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.131 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8755 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 4.018 km SW of Sitia, Greece · 8748 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.515 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 8747 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.522 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8742 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.815 km SW of Sitia, Greece · 8742 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.718 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8742 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.66 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.414 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 8741 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.11 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 8732 days ago · 21 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.917 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8721 days ago · 45 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 3.426 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8716 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.518 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8715 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 3.617 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8711 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 3.214 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8700 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.640 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000be50. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.