M3.5 earthquake 1 km S of Georgioupolis, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 1 km S of Georgioupolis, Greece on Fri, Apr 5, 2002, 4:27 AM GMT+3 (01:27 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 31 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-05 01:27:14 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.350° N, 24.260° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.728 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.847 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.86 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.731 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8935 days ago · 56 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.365 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8929 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.016 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8923 days ago · 57 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.243 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8919 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.611 km N of Chaniá, Greece · 8914 days ago · 41 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.514 km N of Palaióchora, Greece · 8910 days ago · 44 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1r3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.