M3.7 earthquake 36 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 36 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece on Mon, Aug 26, 2002, 9:37 PM GMT+3 (18:37 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-26 18:37:14 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.010° N, 25.450° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.337 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8800 days ago · 23 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.311 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8788 days ago · 26 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.836 km WSW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8774 days ago · 35 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.535 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8773 days ago · 26 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.327 km S of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8771 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.135 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8771 days ago · 21 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.448 km W of Mýrina, Greece · 8769 days ago · 36 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.132 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8768 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.822 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece · 8766 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 3.533 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 8802 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.235 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 8806 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.428 km W of Eresós, Greece · 8822 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.429 km W of Eresós, Greece · 8822 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.520 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 8822 days ago · 57 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.017 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8825 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bapc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:35 PM UTC.