M3.7 earthquake 68 km W of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 68 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Mar 15, 2002, 12:00 AM GMT+2 (22:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 84 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-03-14 22:00:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.060° N, 22.240° 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
- 24
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
- 2.711 km N of Koróni, Greece · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.984 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.995 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.886 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.643 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.584 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8930 days ago · 27 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.178 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8916 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b0aq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.