Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 53 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 53 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece on Fri, Dec 26, 2003, 8:38 PM GMT+2 (18:38 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 65 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-12-26 18:38:21 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.710° N, 25.960° 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
121°
Stations used
9

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.38 km SSE of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8314 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.04 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8311 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.9Crete, Greece · 8307 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.336 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8305 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.830 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8304 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.338 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8300 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.320 km S of Fry, Greece · 8300 days ago · 56 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.25 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8290 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 5.165 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8271 days ago · 25 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.266 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8271 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.320 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8270 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.218 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.943 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8264 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  14. 3.016 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 8258 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 3.036 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8319 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.333 km W of Fry, Greece · 8320 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.238 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8321 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.43 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8322 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.920 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8323 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.920 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8327 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.339 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8334 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.534 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8340 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.720 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8342 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cg4t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.