M3.8 earthquake 14 km E of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 14 km E of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, Jun 7, 2002, 1:28 AM GMT+3 (22:28 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 49 km N of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-06 22:28:59 UTC
- Depth
- 40.0 km (24.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.200° N, 26.410° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.249 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8882 days ago · 87 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.098 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8870 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.045 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8866 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.824 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8859 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.735 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8858 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.7Crete, Greece · 8854 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.362 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.647 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8851 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.716 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8842 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.016 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8828 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.620 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8823 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b5nv. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:25 AM UTC.