M4.4 earthquake 15 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 15 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Jan 9, 2002, 4:11 PM GMT+2 (14:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-09 14:11:09 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.095° N, 22.830° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 102
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.64 km NNE of Kíssamos, Greece · 9029 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.729 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9019 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.763 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9019 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.724 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.26 km N of Sykiá, Greece · 8995 days ago · 54 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.846 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8994 days ago · 63 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.446 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8982 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.212 km ENE of Sykiá, Greece · 8976 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aw3y. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.