M4.0 earthquake 16 km E of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 16 km E of Kastrí, Greece on Sat, Apr 27, 2002, 4:41 AM GMT+3 (01:41 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 72 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-27 01:41:49 UTC
- Depth
- 56.9 km (35.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.854° N, 24.269° 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
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.611 km N of Chaniá, Greece · 8914 days ago · 41 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.514 km N of Palaióchora, Greece · 8910 days ago · 44 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.441 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8899 days ago · 57 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.272 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8879 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 4.731 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8935 days ago · 56 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.86 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8937 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.847 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.51 km S of Georgioupolis, Greece · 8945 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.766 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8947 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b38f. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.