M4.0 earthquake 79 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 79 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Aug 15, 2002, 1:27 AM GMT+3 (22:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-14 22:27:28 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.920° 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
- 33
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.260 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8788 days ago · 28 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.445 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8786 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.924 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8785 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.4104 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.996 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8776 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.031 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8776 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.224 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8754 days ago · 58 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9wx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.