M4.9 earthquake 27 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

4.9 (mb, body-wave), light

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Mon, Sep 2, 2002, 12:23 PM GMT+3

UTC

2002-09-02 09:23:45 UTC

Depth

54.8 km (34.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.081° N, 26.522° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

270

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast128 kmESE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast375 kmS

After

1. 4.42 km WSW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Sep 4, 10:24 AM GMT+3 · 8793 days ago · 45 km deep · 76 km away
2. 3.831 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Sep 4, 8:12 PM GMT+3 · 8793 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
3. 3.611 km WNW of Sitia, GreeceFri, Sep 6, 12:39 PM GMT+3 · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
4. 3.872 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Oct 6, 2:17 PM GMT+3 · 8761 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
5. 3.750 km NW of Fry, GreeceThu, Oct 10, 12:25 PM GMT+3 · 8757 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
6. 5.448 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Oct 12, 8:58 AM GMT+3 · 8755 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
7. 3.131 km NNE of Sísion, GreeceSat, Oct 12, 8:41 PM GMT+3 · 8755 days ago · 57 km deep · 94 km away
8. 4.018 km SW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 19, 4:11 AM GMT+3 · 8748 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
9. 3.747 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Oct 20, 10:43 AM GMT+3 · 8747 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
10. 3.515 km NW of Sitia, GreeceSun, Oct 20, 10:45 AM GMT+3 · 8747 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
11. 3.547 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Oct 20, 10:58 AM GMT+3 · 8747 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
12. 3.540 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceTue, Oct 22, 1:40 AM GMT+3 · 8745 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
13. 3.446 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 23, 10:00 AM GMT+3 · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
14. 3.447 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 23, 10:49 AM GMT+3 · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
15. 3.522 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 2:45 AM GMT+3 · 8742 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
16. 3.815 km SW of Sitia, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 11:37 AM GMT+3 · 8742 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
17. 3.718 km SSW of Sitia, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 4:13 PM GMT+3 · 8742 days ago · 31 km deep · 48 km away
18. 3.66 km SSW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 1:54 AM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
19. 3.530 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 2:11 AM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
20. 3.414 km WNW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 2:39 AM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
21. 3.534 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 3:39 PM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away

Before

1. 3.533 km S of Sitia, GreeceWed, Aug 28, 2:32 AM GMT+3 · 8800 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
2. 4.02 km SE of Schísma Eloúndas, GreeceMon, Aug 19, 3:24 PM GMT+3 · 8809 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
3. 3.917 km NNE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Aug 10, 3:43 PM GMT+3 · 8818 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
4. 3.715 km N of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Aug 7, 4:32 PM GMT+3 · 8821 days ago · 41 km deep · 39 km away
5. 3.620 km N of Sitia, GreeceMon, Aug 5, 9:51 PM GMT+3 · 8823 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bb3p. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 AM UTC.