M3.4 earthquake 14 km ENE of Firá, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 14 km ENE of Firá, Greece on Fri, May 23, 2003, 12:26 AM GMT+3 (21:26 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 18 km NE of Oía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-22 21:26:38 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.490° N, 25.570° 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 usp000bxw4. 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
- 145°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8507 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.118 km NE of Oía, Greece · 8500 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.410 km NE of Oía, Greece · 8500 days ago · 21 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.224 km NE of Firá, Greece · 8482 days ago · 28 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.824 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8474 days ago · 167 km deep · 94 km away
Before
- 3.414 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 8534 days ago · 21 km deep · 0 km away
- 3.266 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.360 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8535 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.736 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8539 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxw4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.