M4.2 earthquake 29 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece on Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 6:42 AM GMT+2 (04:42 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-26 04:42:41 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.585° N, 25.791° 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
- 71
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.729 km NE of Firá, Greece · 8618 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.315 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8613 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.116 km NE of Firá, Greece · 8613 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.141 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 8589 days ago · 36 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.4Crete, Greece · 8586 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.163 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 8583 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.141 km SSE of Emporeío, Greece · 8582 days ago · 30 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brgp. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.