M3.8 earthquake 85 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 85 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Wed, Aug 28, 2002, 2:41 AM GMT+3 (23:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 72 km WSW of Katastárion, 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 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-27 23:41:04 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.484° N, 19.897° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.527 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 8800 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.531 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8799 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.021 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8795 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 4.472 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 8787 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.743 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8787 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.932 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8782 days ago · 37 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.745 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8779 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.664 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8776 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.213 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 8775 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.247 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8772 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.113 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8763 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.55 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 8762 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.29 km ESE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8760 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.17 km WNW of Katastárion, Greece · 8757 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.050 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8752 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.27 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 8749 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.415 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 8748 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.211 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 8745 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.39 km NNW of Katastárion, Greece · 8742 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.23 km WNW of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8740 days ago · 53 km deep · 89 km away
Before
- 3.792 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 8800 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.358 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8806 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.42 km SE of Valsamáta, Greece · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.419 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.746 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8807 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.540 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8817 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.444 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8820 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.97 km NNE of Zakynthos, Greece · 8824 days ago · 38 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.950 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8824 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.219 km SSW of Póros, Greece · 8826 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.427 km SSW of Argostólion, Greece · 8829 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000basb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.