M4.0 earthquake 98 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 98 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Wed, Jun 19, 2002, 4:18 AM GMT+3 (01:18 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (Md, duration), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-06-19 01:18:52 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.435° N, 26.801° 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
- 26
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.045 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8867 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.824 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.735 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8859 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.0123 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8858 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.7Crete, Greece · 8855 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.362 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 37 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6f3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:44 PM UTC.