M3.3 earthquake 15 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece on Mon, Mar 3, 2003, 6:52 AM GMT+2 (04:52 UTC), 50 km (31 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 10 km W of Megálo Chorió, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-03 04:52:54 UTC
- Depth
- 50.0 km (31.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.690° N, 26.390° 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 usp000brv3. 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
- 197°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.116 km NE of Firá, Greece · 8614 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.4Crete, Greece · 8588 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.163 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 8585 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.810 km W of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 8577 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.711 km WSW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 8577 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brv3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.