Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 72 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 72 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, Oct 6, 2002, 2:17 PM GMT+3 (11:17 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 48 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-10-06 11:17:49 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.570° N, 26.480° 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
24

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.448 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8755 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 4.018 km SW of Sitia, Greece · 8748 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.747 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8747 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 3.515 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 8747 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.547 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8747 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.540 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8745 days ago · 14 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.446 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.447 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.522 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8742 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.815 km SW of Sitia, Greece · 8742 days ago · 21 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 3.718 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8742 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.66 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.530 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8741 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.414 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 8741 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.534 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8741 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 4.026 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8726 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 4.046 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8720 days ago · 26 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 4.053 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8702 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.938 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8775 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bdxs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.