Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 44 km WSW of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Émponas, Greece on Mon, Oct 27, 2003, 3:01 AM GMT+2 (01:01 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-27 01:01:45 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.130° N, 27.380° 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 usp000cbc4. 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
115°
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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8372 days ago · 31 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.741 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8356 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 3.16 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8354 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 4.515 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8352 days ago · 146 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.320 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8352 days ago · 163 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.534 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8340 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.339 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8334 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.840 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8331 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.920 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8323 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.922 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8323 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 3.238 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8322 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.122 km WSW of Sými, Greece · 8319 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  14. 3.036 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8319 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.612 km ESE of Lárdos, Greece · 8381 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.29 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8384 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.337 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8385 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.48 km SW of Kardámaina, Greece · 8387 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.329 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 8392 days ago · 43 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.944 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8397 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.318 km W of Fry, Greece · 8399 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.346 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8401 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8402 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.748 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8403 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cbc4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:24 AM UTC.