M1.9 earthquake 20 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece on Mon, Oct 14, 2002, 10:54 PM GMT+3 (19:54 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 11 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-14 19:54:46 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.720° N, 23.730° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.015 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8750 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.56 km SE of Kíssamos, Greece · 8750 days ago · 39 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.556 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 8748 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.347 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8743 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.239 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8741 days ago · 49 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.516 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 8734 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.739 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8712 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.811 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8708 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bej8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.