M4.2 earthquake 28 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 28 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Sep 17, 2002, 1:44 AM GMT+3 (22:44 UTC), 77 km (48 mi) below the surface.
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
- 2002-09-16 22:44:04 UTC
- Depth
- 77.0 km (47.8 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 35.010° N, 23.830° 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
- 71
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.214 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8774 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.920 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8752 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.56 km SE of Kíssamos, Greece · 8750 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.347 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8743 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.516 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 8734 days ago · 29 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.918 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8727 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
Before
- 3.445 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8786 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.312 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8786 days ago · 36 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.765 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8788 days ago · 56 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.020 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8792 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcej. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.