M3.4 earthquake 41 km S of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 41 km S of Kastrí, Greece on Mon, May 20, 2002, 7:21 PM GMT+3 (16:21 UTC), 57 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 105 km S of Kastrí, 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 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-20 16:21:03 UTC
- Depth
- 56.5 km (35.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.463° N, 24.056° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 13
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.272 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8879 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.7105 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8843 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.8Crete, Greece · 8842 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4p5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:13 PM UTC.