M4.2 earthquake 72 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Mon, Jun 10, 2002, 8:20 AM GMT+3 (05:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 62 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-10 05:20:39 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.709° N, 23.202° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 48
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.566 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8859 days ago · 39 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.731 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8844 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.462 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5w3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.