M3.5 earthquake 22 km SE of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

3.5 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Fri, Oct 25, 2002, 2:45 AM GMT+3

UTC

2002-10-24 23:45:35 UTC

Depth

15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.030° N, 26.400° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

6

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast119 kmESE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast382 kmS

After

1. 3.815 km SW of Sitia, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 11:37 AM GMT+3 · 8742 days ago · 21 km deep · 38 km away
2. 3.718 km SSW of Sitia, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 4:13 PM GMT+3 · 8742 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
3. 3.66 km SSW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 1:54 AM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
4. 3.530 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 2:11 AM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
5. 3.414 km WNW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 2:39 AM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 17 km deep · 48 km away
6. 3.534 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 3:39 PM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away
7. 4.026 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, GreeceSun, Nov 10, 9:35 PM GMT+2 · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
8. 3.917 km WNW of Fry, GreeceFri, Nov 15, 11:58 AM GMT+2 · 8721 days ago · 45 km deep · 55 km away
9. 4.046 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Nov 16, 6:45 AM GMT+2 · 8720 days ago · 26 km deep · 29 km away
10. 3.518 km NW of Karpathos, GreeceThu, Nov 21, 12:02 AM GMT+2 · 8715 days ago · 35 km deep · 89 km away
11. 3.617 km NNW of Fry, GreeceMon, Nov 25, 4:51 PM GMT+2 · 8711 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
12. 4.053 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Dec 4, 2:34 PM GMT+2 · 8702 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
13. 3.437 km NW of Fry, GreeceWed, Dec 18, 11:56 AM GMT+2 · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
14. 3.616 km SE of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Dec 21, 6:45 AM GMT+2 · 8685 days ago · 38 km deep · 97 km away
15. 3.351 km S of Fry, GreeceSun, Dec 22, 12:44 PM GMT+2 · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
16. 3.31 km S of Mokhós, GreeceMon, Dec 23, 3:55 AM GMT+2 · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 92 km away
17. 3.794 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceMon, Dec 23, 5:22 AM GMT+2 · 8683 days ago · 59 km deep · 83 km away
18. 3.427 km ESE of Ierápetra, GreeceMon, Dec 23, 6:46 AM GMT+2 · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 37 km away
19. 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Dec 23, 7:14 PM GMT+2 · 8682 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away

Before

1. 3.447 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 23, 10:49 AM GMT+3 · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
2. 3.446 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 23, 10:00 AM GMT+3 · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
3. 3.540 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceTue, Oct 22, 1:40 AM GMT+3 · 8745 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
4. 3.547 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Oct 20, 10:58 AM GMT+3 · 8747 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
5. 3.515 km NW of Sitia, GreeceSun, Oct 20, 10:45 AM GMT+3 · 8747 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
6. 3.747 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Oct 20, 10:43 AM GMT+3 · 8747 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
7. 4.018 km SW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 19, 4:11 AM GMT+3 · 8748 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
8. 3.131 km NNE of Sísion, GreeceSat, Oct 12, 8:41 PM GMT+3 · 8754 days ago · 57 km deep · 89 km away
9. 5.448 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Oct 12, 8:58 AM GMT+3 · 8755 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
10. 3.750 km NW of Fry, GreeceThu, Oct 10, 12:25 PM GMT+3 · 8757 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
11. 3.872 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Oct 6, 2:17 PM GMT+3 · 8761 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bf9r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.