M3.7 earthquake 60 km S of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 60 km S of Kastrí, Greece on Sat, Dec 21, 2002, 6:40 AM GMT+2 (04:40 UTC), 67 km (41 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 26 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-21 04:40:26 UTC
- Depth
- 66.6 km (41.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.290° N, 24.084° 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
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.977 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.026 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8683 days ago · 61 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.552 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8683 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.712 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.314 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.850 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8666 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.143 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.429 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8638 days ago · 66 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.37 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.3Crete, Greece · 8634 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.619 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8687 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.126 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8688 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.413 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8688 days ago · 65 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.812 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 8688 days ago · 68 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.752 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 8688 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm2x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:34 PM UTC.