M3.7 earthquake 31 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Jul 14, 2002, 9:20 PM GMT+3 (18:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 65 km SSW 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
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-14 18:20:04 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.320° N, 23.350° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.462 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8839 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.533 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8824 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.439 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8821 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.020 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8793 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.4108 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8790 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.765 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8789 days ago · 56 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.312 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8787 days ago · 36 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.445 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8787 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b83s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.