Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 13 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece on Tue, Apr 15, 2003, 11:57 AM GMT+3 (08:57 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 51 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-15 08:57:59 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.130° N, 24.260° 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 usp000bv7x. 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
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.911 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.322 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8566 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.235 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8557 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.251 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8547 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.224 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8546 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.86 km NW of Agía Marína, Greece · 8546 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.725 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8544 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.622 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8544 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.71 km SW of Anógeia, Greece · 8520 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 3.42 km NNE of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8520 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 4.234 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.5Crete, Greece · 8582 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.817 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 8582 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.721 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 8586 days ago · 76 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.68 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8587 days ago · 37 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.732 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8589 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.330 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8590 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.646 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8598 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv7x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC.