M4.7 earthquake 65 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 65 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Sep 8, 2002, 7:14 PM GMT+3 (16:14 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-08 16:14:31 UTC
- Depth
- 56.2 km (34.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.714° N, 23.342° 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
- 156
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.312 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8787 days ago · 36 km deep · 97 km away
- 4.228 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 8780 days ago · 77 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.214 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8774 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.56 km SE of Kíssamos, Greece · 8750 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.347 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8744 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.516 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 8735 days ago · 29 km deep · 53 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bbp5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.