Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 2 km SE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece on Mon, Aug 19, 2002, 3:24 PM GMT+3 (12:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 48 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2002-08-19 12:24:58 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.237° N, 25.748° 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.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
78

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.533 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8800 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 4.927 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8795 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.015 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 8794 days ago · 39 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.611 km WNW of Sitia, Greece · 8791 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.439 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8788 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.938 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8775 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.525 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8775 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.872 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8761 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.750 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8757 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 5.448 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8755 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.131 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8754 days ago · 57 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.917 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 8818 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.715 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8821 days ago · 41 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.620 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8822 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 3.869 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8827 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 4.016 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8828 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ba6u. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:35 AM UTC.