M3.6 earthquake 33 km W of Kéfalos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 33 km W of Kéfalos, Greece on Wed, May 15, 2002, 5:28 AM GMT+3 (02:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 27 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-15 02:28:37 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.780° N, 26.590° 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
- 5
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
- 3.827 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.616 km NW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 8866 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.636 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8859 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.715 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
Before
- 3.828 km W of Pánormos, Greece · 8905 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.917 km N of Astypálaia, Greece · 8906 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.028 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 8912 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.726 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 8912 days ago · 30 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.517 km NE of Firá, Greece · 8915 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4ba. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.