Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake southern Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Tue, Dec 31, 2002, 7:39 PM GMT+2 (17:39 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-31 17:39:39 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.390° N, 22.710° 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.331 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 8674 days ago · 27 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.044 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8670 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.325 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8668 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.09 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.126 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8663 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.357 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8648 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.282 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8646 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 3.129 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8640 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.67 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.56 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 4.08 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.45 km SSW of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.43 km N of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.24 km S of Sparta, Greece · 8634 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 4.155 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8634 days ago · 64 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.21 km N of Geráki, Greece · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.015 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 30 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.161 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.39 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8627 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 3.141 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 4.111 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 8621 days ago · 57 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 4.011 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8616 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.818 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8616 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.142 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8682 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.29 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 8683 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 4.284 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.545 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 29 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.352 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8691 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8691 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmt6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.