M4.0 earthquake 45 km SE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 45 km SE of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Jun 23, 2002, 1:38 AM GMT+3 (22:38 UTC), 7 km (4 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
- 2002-06-22 22:38:35 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.890° N, 26.580° 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.824 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8860 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.735 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8859 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.0123 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8858 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.7Crete, Greece · 8855 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.362 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8853 days ago · 40 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.647 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8852 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.716 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8843 days ago · 45 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.016 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8828 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.620 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8823 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.715 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8821 days ago · 41 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.917 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 8818 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.02 km SE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 8809 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b6rd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.