M3.6 earthquake 12 km S of Kos, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 12 km S of Kos, Greece on Sat, Nov 2, 2002, 4:29 AM GMT+2 (02:29 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-02 02:29:12 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.780° N, 27.300° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.712 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.414 km E of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.110 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8733 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.11 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 8732 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.426 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8716 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.810 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8701 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.016 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 8700 days ago · 25 km deep · 27 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfv9. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.