Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake Crete, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Thu, Jun 26, 2003, 3:31 PM GMT+3 (12:31 UTC), 59 km (37 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 28 km S of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-06-26 12:31:13 UTC
Depth
59.0 km (36.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.530° N, 25.800° 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.

Station coverage gap
218°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.714 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.96 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 4.128 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 3.717 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.58 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 8487 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.422 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8486 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.55 km W of Sitia, Greece · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 3.338 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8470 days ago · 60 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 3.350 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8458 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.523 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 8450 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.141 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8449 days ago · 58 km deep · 32 km away

Before

  1. 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 24 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.71 km SW of Anógeia, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c105. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.