Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 46 km S of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 46 km S of Palekastro, Greece on Sat, Nov 16, 2002, 6:45 AM GMT+2 (04:45 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (md), light
Local time
UTC
2002-11-16 04:45:04 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.780° N, 26.320° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.053 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8702 days ago · 30 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.351 km S of Fry, Greece · 8684 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.31 km S of Mokhós, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.794 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 59 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.427 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8682 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.464 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8679 days ago · 44 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.424 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8662 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.634 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.917 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8721 days ago · 45 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 4.026 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.534 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8741 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 3.414 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 8741 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.530 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8741 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.66 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.718 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8742 days ago · 31 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.815 km SW of Sitia, Greece · 8742 days ago · 21 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 3.522 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8742 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.447 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.446 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 3.540 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8745 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 3.547 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8747 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.515 km NW of Sitia, Greece · 8747 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.747 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8747 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 4.018 km SW of Sitia, Greece · 8748 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bhsh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:48 AM UTC.