M3.3 earthquake 47 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Oct 23, 2002, 9:19 PM GMT+3 (18:19 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-10-23 18:19:35 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.920° N, 23.320° 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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.516 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 8734 days ago · 29 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.918 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8728 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.739 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8712 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.811 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8709 days ago · 36 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.32 km NE of Chaniá, Greece · 8689 days ago · 34 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.126 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8688 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.545 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 29 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.760 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8685 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bf46. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.