Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 32 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 32 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece on Sun, Mar 31, 2002, 11:08 PM GMT+3 (20:08 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 29 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-03-31 20:08:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.810° N, 23.630° 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.529 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8947 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.51 km S of Georgioupolis, Greece · 8945 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.728 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.643 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.86 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.365 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8929 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.243 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8920 days ago · 29 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.611 km N of Chaniá, Greece · 8914 days ago · 41 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 4.336 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8911 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.514 km N of Palaióchora, Greece · 8910 days ago · 44 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.332 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8895 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.347 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.814 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8958 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1fb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.