Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 49 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 49 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece on Tue, Oct 7, 2003, 3:39 AM GMT+3 (00:39 UTC), 21 km (13 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
2003-10-07 00:39:25 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.180° N, 25.950° 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 usp000c9tg. 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
109°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.329 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 8392 days ago · 43 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.131 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8387 days ago · 30 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.337 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8385 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.054 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8383 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.356 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8379 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 2.859 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8377 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8372 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.515 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8352 days ago · 146 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 4.320 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8352 days ago · 163 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.910 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8340 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.534 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8340 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.944 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8397 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8402 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.718 km NE of Oía, Greece · 8407 days ago · 38 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.214 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8411 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.154 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 8413 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.228 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8415 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.412 km NNE of Oía, Greece · 8417 days ago · 31 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 5.313 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8419 days ago · 155 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.0Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8420 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.1Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8420 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c9tg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.