M3.2 earthquake 24 km W of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 24 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Oct 12, 2002, 9:05 AM GMT+3 (06:05 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 86 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
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-12 06:05:50 UTC
- Depth
- 58.0 km (36.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.120° N, 22.720° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.015 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8750 days ago · 14 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.425 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8749 days ago · 48 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.186 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8747 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.887 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8746 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.126 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8745 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.239 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8742 days ago · 49 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.480 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8729 days ago · 37 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8716 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8714 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8713 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.739 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8712 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bebu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC.