M3.4 earthquake 108 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 108 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Sep 7, 2002, 6:22 AM GMT+3 (03:22 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-07 03:22:09 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.890° N, 22.570° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbh4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.