M3.9 earthquake 17 km WNW of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 17 km WNW of Fry, Greece on Fri, Nov 15, 2002, 11:58 AM GMT+2 (09:58 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 46 km S 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
- 2002-11-15 09:58:39 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.450° N, 26.730° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.046 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8720 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.518 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8715 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.617 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8711 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.053 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8702 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.214 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8700 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.544 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8689 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.960 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8686 days ago · 52 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8686 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.616 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8685 days ago · 38 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.351 km S of Fry, Greece · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.427 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8682 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.173 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8679 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.735 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8669 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.666 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8663 days ago · 25 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.424 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8662 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.634 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
Before
- 3.534 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8741 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.414 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 8741 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.530 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8741 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.66 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.718 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8742 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.815 km SW of Sitia, Greece · 8742 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.522 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8742 days ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.515 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 8747 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.018 km SW of Sitia, Greece · 8748 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bhqf. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.