M3.7 earthquake 77 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 77 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Jul 10, 2002, 3:57 AM GMT+3 (00:57 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 79 km WSW of Kýthira, 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-10 00:57:31 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.960° 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
- 25
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.226 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8850 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.128 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8844 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.48 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8842 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.525 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8820 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
- 4.079 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8817 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b7uu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.