M3.9 earthquake 83 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 83 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Thu, May 9, 2002, 9:11 AM GMT+3 (06:11 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 98 km SSE 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 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-09 06:11:35 UTC
- Depth
- 65.7 km (40.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.413° N, 26.303° 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
- 38
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.814 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8883 days ago · 40 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.778 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8873 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.098 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8871 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.045 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.824 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.735 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8859 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.0123 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8858 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.7Crete, Greece · 8855 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.362 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b40c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.