M3.1 earthquake 41 km SSE of Emporeío, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 41 km SSE of Emporeío, Greece on Thu, Apr 3, 2003, 5:01 PM GMT+3 (14:01 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 51 km NNE of Sísion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-03 14:01:04 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.000° N, 25.560° 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 usp000bu97. 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
- 146°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.744 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8548 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8541 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.360 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8535 days ago · 39 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.266 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.414 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 8534 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.414 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 8532 days ago · 21 km deep · 54 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bu97. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:13 AM UTC.