Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Dec 19, 2002, 9:55 PM GMT+2 (19:55 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-12-19 19:55:15 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.940° N, 22.090° 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
111

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.196 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8679 days ago · 54 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.5southern Greece · 8675 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.331 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 8675 days ago · 27 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.325 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8669 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.09 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8667 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.357 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8649 days ago · 39 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.282 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8647 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.129 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8641 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.439 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8638 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.67 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8638 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 4.155 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8635 days ago · 64 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.015 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8630 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.161 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8630 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 3.545 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8687 days ago · 29 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.352 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8692 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8692 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8712 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8714 days ago · 32 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8715 days ago · 19 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bm04. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC.