M3.8 earthquake 10 km SE of Kos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Kos, Greece on Thu, Dec 5, 2002, 1:37 AM GMT+2 (23:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-04 23:37:56 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.830° N, 27.370° 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
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.016 km SE of Bodrum, Turkey · 8700 days ago · 25 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.18 km SSW of Bodrum, Turkey · 8649 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.334 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8647 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.438 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8645 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.240 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8645 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.544 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8645 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bk47. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:27 PM UTC.