Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 24 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 24 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece on Fri, Aug 2, 2002, 7:24 PM GMT+3 (16:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 2 km WSW of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-02 16:24:32 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.690° N, 27.360° 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
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.027 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8825 days ago · 44 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.532 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8824 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.856 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 8813 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.411 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.19 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 4.42 km WSW of Karpathos, Greece · 8793 days ago · 45 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.831 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.744 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8791 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.66 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8790 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.640 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 3.535 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 8777 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.632 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.843 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8833 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.322 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8835 days ago · 77 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.716 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8842 days ago · 45 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.832 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8849 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.647 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8851 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b96e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:28 AM UTC.