Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 26 km S of Karyes, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 26 km S of Karyes, Greece on Sun, Jul 21, 2002, 4:57 AM GMT+3 (01:57 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-07-21 01:57:06 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.020° N, 24.280° 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
11

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 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.229 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8827 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.114 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8812 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.328 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8812 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.235 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.533 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8802 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.736 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8801 days ago · 22 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.732 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8796 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.829 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8796 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.829 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8796 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.338 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 8790 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.032 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8784 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.230 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8780 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.438 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 8838 days ago · 30 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.038 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 8853 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.29 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8858 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.911 km N of Stratónion, Greece · 8858 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8fy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:29 PM UTC.