M3.5 earthquake 66 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 66 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Jun 30, 2002, 1:57 AM GMT+3 (22:57 UTC), 39 km (24 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
- 3.5 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-29 22:57:38 UTC
- Depth
- 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.080° N, 22.980° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.128 km NNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8852 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.226 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8846 days ago · 25 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.56 km NNW of Agía Marína, Greece · 8845 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.731 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8844 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.462 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.439 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8821 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b76j. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.