M3.8 earthquake 87 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 87 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Mon, Oct 21, 2002, 7:36 AM GMT+3 (04:36 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 84 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
- 3.8 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-21 04:36:29 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.890° N, 22.070° 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
- 23
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.9104 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.480 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8729 days ago · 37 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8716 days ago · 16 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8714 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8712 days ago · 32 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8690 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.352 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.284 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 36 km deep · 6 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000beye. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:52 AM UTC.