M3.6 earthquake 19 km N of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 19 km N of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Apr 4, 2002, 6:05 AM GMT+3 (03:05 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 36 km SE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-04 03:05:42 UTC
- Depth
- 22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.370° N, 26.250° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.036 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8929 days ago · 68 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.737 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8915 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.926 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.613 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.937 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8907 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b1pg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC.