Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 27 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 27 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Dec 23, 2002, 6:46 AM GMT+2 (04:46 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 72 km S of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-23 04:46:46 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.920° N, 26.020° 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
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8682 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.54 km NW of Asímion, Greece · 8682 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.464 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8678 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.666 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8662 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.424 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8662 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.634 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.54 km SSW of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8660 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.748 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8653 days ago · 44 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.759 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8648 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 4.272 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8641 days ago · 96 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 4.136 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8638 days ago · 72 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 4.030 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.720 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.711 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.819 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.794 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 59 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.31 km S of Mokhós, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.351 km S of Fry, Greece · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.925 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8699 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 4.053 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8701 days ago · 30 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm82. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.