M3.2 earthquake 6 km ESE of Xylaganí, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 6 km ESE of Xylaganí, Greece on Sat, Aug 3, 2002, 12:44 AM GMT+3 (21:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 22 km ENE of Samothráki, 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, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-08-02 21:44:26 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.960° N, 25.490° 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
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.311 km NW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8789 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.320 km WNW of Petrochóri, Greece · 8778 days ago · 45 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.75 km NNW of Chrysoúpolis, Greece · 8778 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.132 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8769 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.822 km ENE of Samothráki, Greece · 8767 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b96t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:35 PM UTC.