M3.5 earthquake 33 km NNW of Skýros, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 33 km NNW of Skýros, Greece on Sun, May 26, 2002, 3:51 PM GMT+3 (12:51 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 26 km NNE of Néa Stíra, 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 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-05-26 12:51:36 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.190° N, 24.450° 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
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.010 km NE of Alivéri, Greece · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.231 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8890 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.726 km NNE of Néa Stíra, Greece · 8888 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.94 km WNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 8864 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.912 km NW of Kými, Greece · 8843 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.438 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 8838 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.526 km S of Karyes, Greece · 8838 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.733 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8837 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
Before
- 3.018 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 8904 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.316 km W of Skýros, Greece · 8907 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.429 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8915 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.08 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 8918 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.91 km ESE of Psachná, Greece · 8918 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.017 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 8921 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b508. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.