Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 43 km W of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 43 km W of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Dec 15, 2002, 1:34 AM GMT+2 (23:34 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-14 23:34:41 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.160° N, 22.510° 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
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8691 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.352 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.545 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 4.284 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 36 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.29 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 8684 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.142 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8683 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.5southern Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.331 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 8674 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 4.044 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8671 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.325 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8668 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.09 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.126 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8663 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.357 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8648 days ago · 39 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 3.282 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8647 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.129 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8641 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.67 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8638 days ago · 31 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.45 km SSW of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 3.24 km S of Sparta, Greece · 8635 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.155 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8635 days ago · 64 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.739 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8712 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8713 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8715 days ago · 19 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8717 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkqj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.