Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 6 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 6 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece on Fri, Apr 12, 2002, 8:55 PM GMT+3 (17:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 72 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-04-12 17:55:02 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.510° N, 23.590° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.365 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8931 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.016 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8925 days ago · 57 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.243 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8921 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.611 km N of Chaniá, Greece · 8916 days ago · 41 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.514 km N of Palaióchora, Greece · 8911 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 3.332 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8896 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.347 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 4.272 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8880 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.643 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.728 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 8945 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.51 km S of Georgioupolis, Greece · 8947 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.529 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.532 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8951 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.814 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8959 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b29d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC.