M3.9 earthquake 63 km W of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 63 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Jan 12, 2002, 11:30 AM GMT+2 (09:30 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-01-12 09:30:37 UTC
- Depth
- 74.3 km (46.2 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.142° N, 22.990° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 33
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.941 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 9024 days ago · 57 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.729 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 9020 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.724 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000awa1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:49 AM UTC.