M3.8 earthquake 75 km S of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 75 km S of Kastrí, Greece on Mon, Mar 18, 2002, 6:12 AM GMT+2 (04:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 31 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-18 04:12:06 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.158° N, 23.971° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.035 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8957 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.666 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8956 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.766 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8947 days ago · 29 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.847 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.731 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8935 days ago · 56 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.016 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8923 days ago · 57 km deep · 82 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0j9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC.