Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 38 km WNW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 38 km WNW of Fry, Greece on Wed, May 7, 2003, 12:27 AM GMT+3 (21:27 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 39 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-05-06 21:27:48 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.550° N, 26.530° 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.

Station coverage gap
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.744 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8547 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.90 km ENE of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.08 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8541 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 3.413 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 8537 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 4.139 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8537 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.831 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.638 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8535 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.360 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8534 days ago · 39 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.266 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 3.334 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8509 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.1Crete, Greece · 8497 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8494 days ago · 66 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 3.714 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 3.96 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 4.128 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 3.717 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8488 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.542 km S of Fry, Greece · 8551 days ago · 107 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.116 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8575 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwr6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.