M4.6 earthquake Crete, Greece

Magnitude

4.6 (mb), light

Local time

Sat, Sep 6, 2003, 2:30 AM GMT+3

UTC

2003-09-05 23:30:11 UTC

Depth

66.7 km (41.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.588° N, 26.186° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

60°

Stations used

229

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast126 kmSE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast434 kmSSW

After

1. 3.6103 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Sep 7, 1:23 PM GMT+3 · 8425 days ago · 67 km deep · 64 km away
2. 4.037 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Sep 8, 12:02 AM GMT+3 · 8424 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
3. 4.075 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, GreeceMon, Sep 8, 2:09 AM GMT+3 · 8424 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
4. 3.93 km N of Sitia, GreeceMon, Sep 15, 11:13 PM GMT+3 · 8416 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
5. 3.621 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Sep 18, 10:36 PM GMT+3 · 8413 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
6. 3.214 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, GreeceWed, Sep 24, 3:46 AM GMT+3 · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
7. 3.131 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Oct 15, 3:03 AM GMT+3 · 8387 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
8. 3.310 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Oct 16, 12:19 AM GMT+3 · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
9. 3.87 km S of Mokhós, GreeceMon, Oct 20, 9:22 AM GMT+3 · 8382 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
10. 3.839 km ESE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 22, 6:50 PM GMT+3 · 8379 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
11. 3.637 km ESE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 22, 9:08 PM GMT+3 · 8379 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
12. 3.311 km ESE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Oct 24, 7:55 AM GMT+3 · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
13. 3.028 km SE of Pýrgos, GreeceSat, Oct 25, 8:35 PM GMT+3 · 8376 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
14. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, GreeceSun, Oct 26, 7:53 PM GMT+2 · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
15. 4.45 km SE of Mália, GreeceFri, Oct 31, 1:16 AM GMT+2 · 8371 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
16. 3.620 km E of Kentrí, GreeceSat, Nov 1, 4:12 PM GMT+2 · 8369 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
17. 3.574 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceTue, Nov 4, 2:00 AM GMT+2 · 8367 days ago · 28 km deep · 60 km away

Before

1. 3.231 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceMon, Sep 1, 5:45 AM GMT+3 · 8431 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
2. 3.333 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Aug 31, 9:44 PM GMT+3 · 8431 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
3. 3.414 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Aug 25, 6:57 PM GMT+3 · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
4. 3.681 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceSat, Aug 23, 5:15 PM GMT+3 · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
5. 4.095 km SSE of Pýrgos, GreeceSat, Aug 16, 6:28 PM GMT+3 · 8446 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
6. 3.523 km ENE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Aug 13, 8:37 AM GMT+3 · 8450 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c6vh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC.