M3.7 earthquake 23 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 23 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece on Thu, Oct 17, 2002, 5:38 PM GMT+3 (14:38 UTC), 42 km (26 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 10 km SE of Kos, 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 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-17 14:38:38 UTC
- Depth
- 42.0 km (26.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.690° N, 26.700° 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
- 4
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8744 days ago · 25 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.712 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.612 km S of Kos, Greece · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.712 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.414 km E of Kos, Greece · 8735 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.110 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.11 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 8733 days ago · 21 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.426 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8717 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.810 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8702 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.016 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 8700 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bera. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.