Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 44 km WNW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 44 km WNW of Fry, Greece on Wed, May 7, 2003, 4:10 PM GMT+3 (13:10 UTC), 20 km (12 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
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-07 13:10:54 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.640° N, 26.510° 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 usp000bwsd. 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
177°
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: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.90 km ENE of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 4.08 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8542 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.413 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 8538 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 4.139 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8537 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.831 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.638 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8535 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.360 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8535 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.266 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8535 days ago · 17 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.334 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 8509 days ago · 35 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8499 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.1Crete, Greece · 8498 days ago · 59 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.714 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8492 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.96 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8490 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 4.128 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8490 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.717 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.538 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8548 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.542 km S of Fry, Greece · 8551 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 4.116 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8575 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwsd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC.