Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 7 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 7 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece on Fri, Aug 1, 2003, 1:28 AM GMT+3 (22:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 13 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-31 22:28:33 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.580° N, 26.430° 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 usp000c3te. 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
71°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.89 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8461 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 3.712 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8458 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.326 km ESE of Íos, Greece · 8435 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.614 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8428 days ago · 157 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.1Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8420 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8420 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 5.313 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8419 days ago · 155 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.413 km SE of Kardámaina, Greece · 8417 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.412 km NNE of Oía, Greece · 8417 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.228 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8415 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8411 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.718 km NE of Oía, Greece · 8407 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.456 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8464 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.556 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8464 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.412 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8464 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.613 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8465 days ago · 25 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.912 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8465 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 3.413 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8465 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.116 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8466 days ago · 37 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.824 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8474 days ago · 167 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 3.213 km W of Datça, Turkey · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.224 km NE of Firá, Greece · 8482 days ago · 28 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3te. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:36 AM UTC.