Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 15 km NW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Oct 16, 2002, 9:33 PM GMT+3 (18:33 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2002-10-16 18:33:25 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.260° N, 22.880° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.425 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8750 days ago · 48 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.556 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 8749 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 4.186 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8748 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.887 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8747 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.126 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8746 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 3.239 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8743 days ago · 49 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8717 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8715 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8714 days ago · 32 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.739 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8713 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8712 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8692 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.920 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8753 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.08 km NNE of Geráki, Greece · 8755 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.224 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8756 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.322 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 8768 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 3.214 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8775 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.031 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8778 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bepm. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.