Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 35 km SE of Mandráki, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 35 km SE of Mandráki, Greece on Fri, Sep 20, 2002, 4:23 AM GMT+3 (01:23 UTC), 15 km (9 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 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-09-20 01:23:20 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.410° N, 27.440° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.632 km SSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8777 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.518 km ENE of Sými, Greece · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.38 km NW of Émponas, Greece · 8765 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.929 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8761 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.723 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8750 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.29 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8744 days ago · 25 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 3.712 km ESE of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.612 km S of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.712 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 3.414 km E of Kos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.110 km SE of Kos, Greece · 8733 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.11 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 8732 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.640 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8782 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.66 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8790 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.744 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8791 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 3.831 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.85 km E of Sými, Greece · 8797 days ago · 81 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.19 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.411 km SSE of Mandráki, Greece · 8799 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcp1. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.