M3.4 earthquake 5 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 5 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece on Sat, Dec 7, 2002, 5:46 AM GMT+2 (03:46 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 44 km S of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-07 03:46:16 UTC
- Depth
- 27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.000° N, 23.400° 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
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.27 km ENE of Néa Potídhaia, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.544 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 8671 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.011 km SW of Níkiti, Greece · 8664 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk8n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 PM UTC.