Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 35 km SE of Karyes, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 35 km SE of Karyes, Greece on Wed, Aug 21, 2002, 4:22 PM GMT+3 (13:22 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-08-21 13:22:55 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.000° N, 24.490° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
5

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.533 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8801 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.736 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8801 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.337 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8800 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.732 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8796 days ago · 36 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.829 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8796 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.829 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8795 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.338 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 8789 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.032 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8784 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.230 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8780 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.425 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 8775 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.029 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8774 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 3.836 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8774 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.535 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8773 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8771 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.448 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 8768 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
  16. 3.220 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 8766 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.328 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8811 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.142 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 8816 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.229 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8826 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000babh. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.