M3.2 earthquake 38 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 38 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece on Thu, Sep 12, 2002, 10:47 PM GMT+3 (19:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 47 km SW of Thymianá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-12 19:47:46 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.010° N, 25.930° 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
- 6
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.040 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.111 km SE of Psará, Greece · 8783 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.747 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8776 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.2Aegean Sea · 8776 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.610 km W of Menderes, Turkey · 8769 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.65 km W of Oinoússes, Greece · 8762 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.311 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8755 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.14 km ESE of Psará, Greece · 8755 days ago · 29 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 3.036 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8784 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.740 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8785 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.236 km SW of Thymianá, Greece · 8786 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.730 km N of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 8786 days ago · 113 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.236 km SSW of Thymianá, Greece · 8786 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.714 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 8801 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.04 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 8801 days ago · 46 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bc3g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.