M3.4 earthquake 37 km NW of Fry, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 37 km NW of Fry, Greece on Wed, Dec 18, 2002, 11:56 AM GMT+2 (09:56 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-18 09:56:45 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.670° N, 26.650° 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: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8686 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.616 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8685 days ago · 38 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.351 km S of Fry, Greece · 8683 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8682 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.173 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8679 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.735 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8668 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.666 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8662 days ago · 25 km deep · 59 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 · 67 km away
- 3.634 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.748 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8653 days ago · 44 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.759 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8648 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.334 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8646 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.438 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.240 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.544 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.030 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.720 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.711 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.819 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkx7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.