M3.7 earthquake 94 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 94 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 5:22 AM GMT+2 (03:22 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 72 km S 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 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-23 03:22:41 UTC
- Depth
- 59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.287° N, 26.287° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.427 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.464 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8679 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.634 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.272 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8642 days ago · 96 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.136 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8638 days ago · 72 km deep · 58 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm7q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:33 AM UTC.