M3.4 earthquake 14 km E of Kos, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 14 km E of Kos, Greece on Sat, Nov 2, 2002, 6:54 AM GMT+2 (04:54 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
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-11-02 04:54:21 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.880° N, 27.450° 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.110 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8733 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.426 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8716 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.810 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8701 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.016 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 8700 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
Before
- 3.712 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.612 km S of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.712 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8744 days ago · 25 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.723 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8750 days ago · 42 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.929 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8761 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfvw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.