Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 18 km W of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 18 km W of Fry, Greece on Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 3:01 AM GMT+3 (00:01 UTC), 27 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 42 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-03 00:01:25 UTC
Depth
27.0 km (16.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.410° N, 26.720° 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 usp000c9df. 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
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.944 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8397 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.131 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8387 days ago · 30 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.310 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.337 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8385 days ago · 22 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.054 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8383 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.839 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8380 days ago · 15 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.637 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8379 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 3.356 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8379 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.311 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.859 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8377 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 3.144 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8375 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8372 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.620 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 8370 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.741 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8356 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.16 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8354 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 4.142 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8353 days ago · 97 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.720 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8342 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.534 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8340 days ago · 23 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.346 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8401 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8402 days ago · 26 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.748 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8403 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.617 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8405 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.214 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8411 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.93 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8416 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.325 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8424 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 4.037 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8424 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c9df. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.