M3.5 earthquake 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Apr 20, 2002, 10:33 AM GMT+3 (07:33 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 29 km SE of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-20 07:33:58 UTC
- Depth
- 27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.930° N, 22.090° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.178 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8916 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.959 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8905 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.332 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.737 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8877 days ago · 50 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.429 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8872 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2tp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.