Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 37 km WNW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 37 km WNW of Fry, Greece on Fri, Oct 17, 2003, 2:20 PM GMT+3 (11:20 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 38 km SE of Ierápetra, 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
2003-10-17 11:20:32 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.580° N, 26.560° 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 usp000cam0. 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
154°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.054 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8383 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.839 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8380 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.637 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8379 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.356 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8379 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.311 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.859 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8377 days ago · 28 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.144 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8375 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8372 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.620 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 8370 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.741 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8356 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.16 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8354 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.142 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8353 days ago · 97 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.720 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8342 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.534 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8340 days ago · 23 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 3.339 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8334 days ago · 19 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 3.434 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8331 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8331 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.920 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8328 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away

Before

  1. 3.310 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.131 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8387 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.149 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece · 8395 days ago · 21 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.944 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8397 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.318 km W of Fry, Greece · 8399 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.346 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8401 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8402 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.617 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8405 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.214 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8411 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cam0. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.