Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 31 km NW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 31 km NW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Sep 20, 2002, 1:41 PM GMT+3 (10:41 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 86 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-20 10:41:24 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.350° N, 22.740° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
4

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.322 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 8767 days ago · 27 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.224 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8755 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.08 km NNE of Geráki, Greece · 8755 days ago · 54 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.015 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8751 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.425 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8749 days ago · 48 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.186 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8747 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.887 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8746 days ago · 16 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.126 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8746 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.239 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8742 days ago · 49 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.480 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8730 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.924 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8786 days ago · 23 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 3.445 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8787 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.260 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8789 days ago · 28 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.95 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8789 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.56 km S of Leonídio, Greece · 8790 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.68 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcq4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.