M3.5 earthquake 28 km WSW of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Amorgós, Greece on Wed, Jan 1, 2003, 2:21 AM GMT+2 (00:21 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 24 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-01 00:21:01 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.700° N, 25.620° 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
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.224 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8626 days ago · 152 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.527 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 8624 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.229 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 8619 days ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away
- 3.729 km NE of Firá, Greece · 8619 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmue. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.