Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 32 km SE of Lárdos, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 32 km SE of Lárdos, Greece on Sun, Aug 4, 2002, 1:21 AM GMT+3 (22:21 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 18 km ENE of Sými, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-03 22:21:06 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.900° N, 28.290° 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
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.856 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece · 8814 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.85 km E of Sými, Greece · 8797 days ago · 81 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.640 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.535 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 8777 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.632 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 4.518 km ENE of Sými, Greece · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 4.38 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8765 days ago · 67 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 4.027 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8825 days ago · 44 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.724 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8826 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.843 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.322 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8835 days ago · 77 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.832 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8849 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b996. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:44 AM UTC.