Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 12 km S of Tympáki, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 12 km S of Tympáki, Greece on Tue, Dec 17, 2002, 7:18 PM GMT+2 (17:18 UTC), 68 km (42 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 26 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-12-17 17:18:33 UTC
Depth
67.8 km (42.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.963° N, 24.752° 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.

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Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.68 km E of Pánormos, Greece · 8688 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.413 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8688 days ago · 65 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.126 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8688 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.31 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.619 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8687 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.760 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8685 days ago · 67 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 4.026 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8683 days ago · 61 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.31 km S of Mokhós, Greece · 8683 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.37 km SW of Tympáki, Greece · 8683 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 3.552 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8683 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 3.54 km NW of Asímion, Greece · 8682 days ago · 22 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.712 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.48 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.314 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.55 km SSE of Rethymno, Greece · 8669 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.512 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8668 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.08 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8667 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.414 km S of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8664 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.65 km NNE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8662 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 3.54 km SSW of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8660 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  21. 3.81 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8654 days ago · 40 km deep · 61 km away
  22. 3.143 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8654 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.26 km SW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8651 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 3.429 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8638 days ago · 66 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 3.37 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 3.3Crete, Greece · 8634 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 3.415 km N of Anógeia, Greece · 8633 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 3.45 km WSW of Zonianá, Greece · 8632 days ago · 29 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 3.752 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 8688 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.71 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8689 days ago · 39 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.32 km NE of Chaniá, Greece · 8689 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.925 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8699 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.811 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8709 days ago · 36 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.03 km SSW of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8713 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bkvu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.