M3.8 earthquake 27 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece on Thu, May 16, 2002, 5:11 PM GMT+3 (14:11 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-16 14:11:47 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.920° N, 26.640° 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
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.61 km ENE of Chóra, Greece · 8901 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.616 km NW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 8866 days ago · 35 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.715 km SSE of Bodrum, Turkey · 8855 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 3.633 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 8905 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.828 km W of Pánormos, Greece · 8905 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.917 km N of Astypálaia, Greece · 8906 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.028 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 8912 days ago · 31 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.726 km WSW of Pánormos, Greece · 8912 days ago · 30 km deep · 1 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4e4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.