M4.0 earthquake 8 km ESE of Arfará, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 8 km ESE of Arfará, Greece on Fri, Feb 7, 2003, 7:03 PM GMT+2 (17:03 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-07 17:03:38 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.130° N, 22.140° 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
- 70
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.45 km SSW of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.43 km N of Kalamata, Greece · 8635 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.24 km S of Sparta, Greece · 8634 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.155 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8634 days ago · 64 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.018 km N of Langádhia, Greece · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.21 km N of Geráki, Greece · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.015 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.161 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.85 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.39 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8626 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.141 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.111 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 8621 days ago · 57 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.011 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8616 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.210 km E of Langádhia, Greece · 8608 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.313 km ENE of Meligalás, Greece · 8607 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 3.4southern Greece · 8605 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.42 km SSE of Langádhia, Greece · 8603 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.113 km ESE of Karyés, Greece · 8595 days ago · 16 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.029 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8585 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.111 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 8584 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.312 km ENE of Koróni, Greece · 8582 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.411 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8582 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.712 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 8579 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.215 km E of Zacháro, Greece · 8576 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
Before
- 3.56 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.98 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.47 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 3.67 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.439 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.023 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 8656 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.923 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8659 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bq6p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:51 AM UTC.