M3.2 earthquake 28 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece on Tue, Sep 16, 2003, 9:09 PM GMT+3 (18:09 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 60 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-09-16 18:09:11 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.610° N, 26.660° 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 usp000c7r8. 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
- 101°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.346 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8402 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.149 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece · 8396 days ago · 21 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.329 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 8393 days ago · 43 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.48 km SW of Kardámaina, Greece · 8387 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.29 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8385 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.033 km W of Skála, Greece · 8381 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.144 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8376 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8373 days ago · 31 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c7r8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.