M3.1 earthquake 73 km N of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 73 km N of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, Dec 27, 2002, 12:06 AM GMT+2 (22:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 38 km S of Mandráki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-26 22:06:51 UTC
- Depth
- 3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.860° N, 26.300° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.554 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 8678 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.666 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8663 days ago · 25 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.424 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8662 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.748 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8653 days ago · 44 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.759 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8649 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.438 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.240 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.544 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8644 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.030 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.720 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.711 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.819 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.224 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8625 days ago · 152 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 3.228 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8682 days ago · 23 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.437 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.544 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8689 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.925 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8699 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.214 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8700 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmfu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC.