M3.3 earthquake 72 km SW of Mílos, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Mílos, Greece on Sun, Aug 11, 2002, 9:36 AM GMT+3 (06:36 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km S of Géfyra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-11 06:36:50 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.370° N, 23.770° 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
- 4
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.68 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8804 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.445 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8786 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.924 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8785 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.031 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8776 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.214 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8774 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.151 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8772 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.322 km ENE of Kýthira, Greece · 8767 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 3.439 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8821 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.533 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8824 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.48 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8838 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.128 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8840 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.56 km NNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 8845 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.226 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8846 days ago · 25 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b9pp. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.