M3.2 earthquake 17 km SW of Psará, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Psará, Greece on Mon, May 20, 2002, 9:24 PM GMT+3 (18:24 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 15 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-20 18:24:28 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.410° N, 25.450° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.915 km NNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 8897 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.739 km NW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.616 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 8891 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.726 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 8888 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.77 km W of Psará, Greece · 8855 days ago · 38 km deep · 14 km away
Before
- 3.54 km NNE of Çe?me, Turkey · 8900 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.52 km N of Çe?me, Turkey · 8900 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.817 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 8900 days ago · 37 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.816 km WNW of Urla, Turkey · 8900 days ago · 36 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.09 km NE of Çe?me, Turkey · 8901 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.28 km NNE of Oinoússes, Greece · 8911 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.7Aegean Sea · 8912 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.318 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 8919 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b4p9. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.