M3.8 earthquake 56 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 56 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece on Thu, Aug 15, 2002, 12:01 AM GMT+3 (21:01 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 2 km WSW of Karpathos, 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 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-14 21:01:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.634° N, 28.280° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.42 km WSW of Karpathos, Greece · 8793 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.640 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.632 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.38 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8765 days ago · 67 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 3.532 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8825 days ago · 41 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.027 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8825 days ago · 44 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.724 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8826 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.2115 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8827 days ago · 35 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.843 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8834 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.322 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8835 days ago · 77 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9ws. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.