M3.7 earthquake 29 km NE of Firá, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 29 km NE of Firá, Greece on Wed, Feb 26, 2003, 6:56 AM GMT+2 (04:56 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-26 04:56:43 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.593° N, 25.688° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 16
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.315 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8614 days ago · 50 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.116 km NE of Firá, Greece · 8613 days ago · 23 km deep · 14 km away
- 3.141 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 8590 days ago · 36 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.4Crete, Greece · 8587 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.163 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 8584 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.141 km SSE of Emporeío, Greece · 8582 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
- 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000brgq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:57 PM UTC.