M3.2 earthquake 9 km SW of Géfyra, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km SW of Géfyra, Greece on Sun, Dec 22, 2002, 4:10 PM GMT+2 (14:10 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 44 km SE of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-22 14:10:06 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.630° N, 22.950° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5southern Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.331 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 8673 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.95 km SSE of Ermióni, Greece · 8671 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.044 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8670 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.09 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8665 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.126 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8662 days ago · 29 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.129 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8640 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.67 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.47 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.98 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.56 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.08 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.45 km SSW of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.43 km N of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.24 km S of Sparta, Greece · 8634 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.21 km N of Geráki, Greece · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.015 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.161 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.39 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8627 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm6a. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:53 AM UTC.