M3.9 earthquake 104 km SSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 104 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Oct 28, 2002, 11:30 AM GMT+2 (09:30 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 84 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-28 09:30:49 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.930° N, 21.340° 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.480 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8728 days ago · 37 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8716 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8714 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8712 days ago · 32 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.352 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8686 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.284 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8685 days ago · 36 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 3.887 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8745 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
- 4.186 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.722 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8747 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.842 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8750 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.017 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8751 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bfh0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.