Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 23 km S of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 23 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Wed, Jul 17, 2002, 4:41 AM GMT+3 (01:41 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-07-17 01:41:16 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.800° N, 25.110° 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.

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Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8Crete, Greece · 8842 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.552 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8839 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 4.016 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8828 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.869 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8827 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.02 km SE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 8809 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.533 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8800 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.8108 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8797 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.015 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 8795 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 4.020 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8792 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.611 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.439 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 3.312 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8787 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.95 km S of Profítis Ilías, Greece · 8844 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.778 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8872 days ago · 28 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b88c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:20 AM UTC.