M3.7 earthquake 134 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 134 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Apr 21, 2002, 5:44 PM GMT+3 (14:44 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 98 km SSE 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-04-21 14:44:54 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.023° N, 26.600° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.737 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8915 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.983 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8912 days ago · 66 km deep · 51 km away
- 4.098 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8871 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2wt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:22 AM UTC.