M3.9 earthquake 119 km SW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 119 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Jun 25, 2002, 10:01 PM GMT+3 (19:01 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 62 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-25 19:01:11 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.300° N, 22.170° 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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.566 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8859 days ago · 39 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.777 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8849 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.226 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8846 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.462 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.079 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8813 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6x1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:35 AM UTC.