M3.1 earthquake 78 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 78 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, May 4, 2002, 3:23 AM GMT+3 (00:23 UTC), 13 km (8 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
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-04 00:23:35 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.930° N, 22.160° 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
- 6
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.959 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8905 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.332 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8894 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.737 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8877 days ago · 50 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.429 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8872 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.9119 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8863 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 3.584 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8930 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.643 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.886 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.995 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.984 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3p9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.