M3.4 earthquake 29 km E of Patitírion, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 29 km E of Patitírion, Greece on Sun, May 5, 2002, 6:01 AM GMT+3 (03:01 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 26 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-05 03:01:41 UTC
- Depth
- 34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.160° N, 24.200° 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.316 km W of Skýros, Greece · 8907 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.018 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.533 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8893 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.010 km NE of Alivéri, Greece · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.231 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8890 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.726 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 8887 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.05 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 8865 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.94 km WNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 8864 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 3.08 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.91 km ESE of Psachná, Greece · 8918 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.12 km NNW of Néa Artáki, Greece · 8921 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.017 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 8921 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.13 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 8928 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.25 km NNW of Psachná, Greece · 8929 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.15 km E of Psachná, Greece · 8930 days ago · 25 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.225 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8930 days ago · 58 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.05 km NNW of Dhrosiá, Greece · 8930 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.24 km N of Psachná, Greece · 8931 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
- 2.56 km NNW of Dhrosiá, Greece · 8932 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.112 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8934 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.44 km SW of Skýros, Greece · 8938 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.932 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 8940 days ago · 31 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.215 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b3rm. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:28 PM UTC.