Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 15 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 15 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece on Sat, Aug 16, 2003, 4:31 AM GMT+3 (01:31 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 37 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-16 01:31:19 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.650° N, 20.990° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000c512. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
207°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.216 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8448 days ago · 17 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.425 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8448 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.218 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8448 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.19 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8448 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.317 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8448 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.221 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 8448 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.3Greece · 8448 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.29 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8448 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.820 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8448 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.411 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8448 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.522 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8447 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.524 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8447 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.110 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 8447 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.420 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8447 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 3.319 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8447 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.513 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 8447 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 3.321 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8447 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.517 km W of Itháki, Greece · 8447 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 3.524 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8446 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.215 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8446 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.619 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8446 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 3.617 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8445 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 3.516 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8444 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 3.534 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8443 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 3.43 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8443 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 3.220 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8441 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.318 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8441 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 3.619 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8441 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 3.28 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8441 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.419 km W of Itháki, Greece · 8441 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 3.313 km NW of Katastárion, Greece · 8440 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  32. 3.518 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8439 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 3.417 km NW of Sámi, Greece · 8439 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 3.63 km WNW of Lálas, Greece · 8438 days ago · 29 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 3.718 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8437 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 3.07 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 8437 days ago · 23 km deep · 26 km away
  37. 3.43 km NNE of Itháki, Greece · 8437 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 3.420 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8436 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 3.3Ionian Sea · 8435 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  40. 3.620 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8435 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 4.020 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8434 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 3.519 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8433 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  43. 3.38 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8433 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 3.715 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8432 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 3.619 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8432 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 3.320 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8431 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  47. 3.37 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8431 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 3.617 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8431 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 3.412 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 8431 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  50. 3.518 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8431 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 3.33 km ENE of Plátanos, Greece · 8430 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 3.15 km NW of Dimitsána, Greece · 8428 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  53. 3.510 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8428 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  54. 3.718 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8428 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  55. 3.518 km W of Itháki, Greece · 8427 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 3.416 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8426 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  57. 3.314 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8421 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 3.23 km ESE of Sámi, Greece · 8418 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 3.40 km WSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 8417 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 3.517 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8415 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 3.521 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8448 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.524 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8448 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.125 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8449 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.721 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8449 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.219 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 8449 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.522 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8449 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.52 km SW of Argostólion, Greece · 8449 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.420 km WNW of Itháki, Greece · 8449 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.111 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8449 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.312 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8449 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.319 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8449 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.522 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 8450 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.87 km W of Zacháro, Greece · 8450 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.426 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8457 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 3.529 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8462 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.059 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8462 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.317 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8462 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 3.18 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 8472 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 3.47 km W of Pýrgos, Greece · 8473 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c512. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:42 AM UTC.