Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 3 km S of Erétria, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 3 km S of Erétria, Greece on Sat, Apr 12, 2003, 2:30 AM GMT+3 (23:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km S of Prokópi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-11 23:30:01 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.370° N, 23.810° 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 usp000buzb. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.56 km SSW of Politiká, Greece · 8573 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.828 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 8568 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.417 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 8566 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.013 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 8565 days ago · 16 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 3.35 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 8558 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 3.07 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 8557 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.57 km S of Prokópi, Greece · 8553 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.75 km ENE of Politiká, Greece · 8552 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.930 km E of Mantoúdi, Greece · 8551 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.013 km E of Prokópi, Greece · 8550 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.111 km ESE of Psachná, Greece · 8550 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.713 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8549 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.49 km NNW of Fylí, Greece · 8548 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.36 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 8548 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 2.69 km N of Magoúla, Greece · 8548 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 3.05 km N of Magoúla, Greece · 8548 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.010 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 8543 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.22 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 8542 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.86 km ENE of Alivéri, Greece · 8542 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  20. 2.815 km E of Alivéri, Greece · 8542 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 2.73 km SW of Yimnón, Greece · 8542 days ago · 27 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 3.02 km NW of Alivéri, Greece · 8542 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 2.74 km WNW of Alivéri, Greece · 8542 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.810 km N of Psachná, Greece · 8541 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 2.612 km ENE of Oxílithos, Greece · 8540 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 3.23 km SW of Atalánti, Greece · 8536 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 3.58 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8536 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 2.417 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8535 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.13 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 8534 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.826 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8534 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.728 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8530 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 2.26 km SE of Skiáthos, Greece · 8525 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.17 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 8577 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 2.38 km E of Káto Soúlion, Greece · 8578 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.115 km NE of Xylókastro, Greece · 8580 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.91 km WNW of Alivéri, Greece · 8581 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.33 km NW of Alivéri, Greece · 8581 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 3.32 km SSW of Yimnón, Greece · 8582 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 3.45 km ENE of Yimnón, Greece · 8582 days ago · 17 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 3.54 km ENE of Amárynthos, Greece · 8582 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 3.325 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 8583 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.72 km W of Alivéri, Greece · 8584 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 2.823 km SE of Oxílithos, Greece · 8584 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 2.93 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 8584 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 2.92 km NNE of Alivéri, Greece · 8584 days ago · 19 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 3.13 km NW of Alivéri, Greece · 8584 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 2.53 km NNW of Dhrosiá, Greece · 8586 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.59 km SE of Megalochóri, Greece · 8588 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 2.75 km W of Alivéri, Greece · 8588 days ago · 23 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.63 km ESE of Fílla, Greece · 8588 days ago · 29 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 3.16 km W of Vília, Greece · 8592 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.20 km N of Kryonéri, Greece · 8596 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000buzb. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.