M3.5 earthquake 52 km S of Pýrgos, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 52 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Sat, Jul 20, 2002, 5:38 AM GMT+3 (02:38 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 16 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-07-20 02:38:36 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.530° N, 25.190° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.016 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8828 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.869 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8827 days ago · 21 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.02 km SE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 8809 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.533 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8800 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.8108 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8797 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.439 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b8ee. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:36 AM UTC.