M4.2 earthquake 115 km SE of Karpathos, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 115 km SE of Karpathos, Greece on Thu, Aug 1, 2002, 7:04 PM GMT+3 (16:04 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-01 16:04:32 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.830° N, 28.170° 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
- 96
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b94p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.