M3.7 earthquake 100 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 100 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Sun, Mar 31, 2002, 3:26 PM GMT+3 (12:26 UTC), 71 km (44 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 36 km SE 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-31 12:26:45 UTC
- Depth
- 70.6 km (43.9 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 34.261° N, 26.365° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 30
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.036 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8929 days ago · 68 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.7134 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8929 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.737 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8915 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.983 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8911 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1ed. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.