M3.5 earthquake 15 km NW of Sitia, Greece

Magnitude

3.5 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Sun, Oct 20, 2002, 10:45 AM GMT+3

UTC

2002-10-20 07:45:49 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.300° N, 25.980° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Stations used

6

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast76 kmE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast361 kmSSW

After

1. 3.547 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Oct 20, 10:58 AM GMT+3 · 8747 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
2. 3.540 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceTue, Oct 22, 1:40 AM GMT+3 · 8745 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
3. 3.446 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 23, 10:00 AM GMT+3 · 8744 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
4. 3.447 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 23, 10:49 AM GMT+3 · 8744 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
5. 3.522 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 2:45 AM GMT+3 · 8742 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
6. 3.815 km SW of Sitia, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 11:37 AM GMT+3 · 8742 days ago · 21 km deep · 21 km away
7. 3.718 km SSW of Sitia, GreeceFri, Oct 25, 4:13 PM GMT+3 · 8742 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
8. 3.66 km SSW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 1:54 AM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
9. 3.530 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 2:11 AM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away
10. 3.414 km WNW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 2:39 AM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
11. 3.534 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Oct 26, 3:39 PM GMT+3 · 8741 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
12. 4.026 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, GreeceSun, Nov 10, 9:35 PM GMT+2 · 8725 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
13. 3.917 km WNW of Fry, GreeceFri, Nov 15, 11:58 AM GMT+2 · 8721 days ago · 45 km deep · 70 km away
14. 4.046 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Nov 16, 6:45 AM GMT+2 · 8720 days ago · 26 km deep · 66 km away
15. 4.03 km SSW of Arkalochóri, GreeceSat, Nov 23, 3:49 AM GMT+2 · 8713 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away
16. 3.617 km NNW of Fry, GreeceMon, Nov 25, 4:51 PM GMT+2 · 8711 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
17. 4.053 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Dec 4, 2:34 PM GMT+2 · 8702 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.925 km N of Limín Khersonísou, GreeceFri, Dec 6, 8:45 PM GMT+2 · 8700 days ago · 39 km deep · 59 km away
19. 3.437 km NW of Fry, GreeceWed, Dec 18, 11:56 AM GMT+2 · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

1. 3.747 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Oct 20, 10:43 AM GMT+3 · 8747 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
2. 4.018 km SW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 19, 4:11 AM GMT+3 · 8748 days ago · 22 km deep · 22 km away
3. 3.131 km NNE of Sísion, GreeceSat, Oct 12, 8:41 PM GMT+3 · 8755 days ago · 57 km deep · 40 km away
4. 5.448 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Oct 12, 8:58 AM GMT+3 · 8755 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
5. 3.750 km NW of Fry, GreeceThu, Oct 10, 12:25 PM GMT+3 · 8757 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
6. 3.872 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Oct 6, 2:17 PM GMT+3 · 8761 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
7. 4.525 km SE of Pýrgos, GreeceSun, Sep 22, 3:09 PM GMT+3 · 8775 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
8. 3.938 km SW of Néa Anatolí, GreeceSun, Sep 22, 2:42 PM GMT+3 · 8775 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bewu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.