Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 34 km NW of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 34 km NW of Fry, Greece on Mon, Dec 1, 2003, 11:59 AM GMT+2 (09:59 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 53 km WSW of Émponas, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-01 09:59:12 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.620° N, 26.640° 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 usp000ce9h. 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.339 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8334 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.920 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8328 days ago · 39 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.920 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8323 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 3.922 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8323 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.238 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8322 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.333 km W of Fry, Greece · 8320 days ago · 15 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.036 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8319 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.253 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8314 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.04 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8312 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.830 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8304 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.338 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8300 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 3.320 km S of Fry, Greece · 8300 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.053 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8291 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.253 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8291 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.25 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8290 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 3.337 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8284 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.720 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8342 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 4.142 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8353 days ago · 97 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.16 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8354 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.741 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8356 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.620 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 8370 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ce9h. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.