Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 5 km W of Oinoússes, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 5 km W of Oinoússes, Greece on Sat, Oct 5, 2002, 7:51 AM GMT+3 (04:51 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 39 km SW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-10-05 04:51:02 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.515° N, 26.155° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Depth from
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Stations used
52

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.311 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8755 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.14 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8755 days ago · 29 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.521 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 8746 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.65 km ESE of Mantamádos, Greece · 8734 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.733 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 8720 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.122 km SW of Psará, Greece · 8714 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.939 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 8710 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.335 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 8710 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.230 km WSW of Eresós, Greece · 8707 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.610 km W of Menderes, Turkey · 8769 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.2Aegean Sea · 8776 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.747 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8776 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.111 km SE of Psará, Greece · 8783 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.040 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.238 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.036 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.740 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8785 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.236 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8786 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.730 km N of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 8786 days ago · 113 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.236 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8786 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.28 km ENE of Menderes, Turkey · 8788 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdud. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.