M2.9 earthquake 5 km SSE of Ermióni, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 5 km SSE of Ermióni, Greece on Fri, Jan 3, 2003, 4:05 PM GMT+2 (14:05 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 13 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-03 14:05:27 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.340° N, 23.270° 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.
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.92 km N of Dióni, Greece · 8671 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.21 km SSW of Áno Liósia, Greece · 8670 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.313 km NNW of Perachóra, Greece · 8659 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.24 km S of Sparta, Greece · 8634 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.99 km E of Vília, Greece · 8630 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.21 km N of Geráki, Greece · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bmzz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.