Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 12 km NE of Galatiní, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Galatiní, Greece on Fri, Aug 8, 2003, 4:16 PM GMT+3 (13:16 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 4 km SSE of Bilisht, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-08-08 13:16:10 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.383° N, 21.666° 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
87°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.110 km NE of Makrýgialos, Greece · 8453 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.82 km WNW of Palaífyto, Greece · 8453 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 4.04 km SSE of Bilisht, Albania · 8439 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.74 km WNW of Vasilikí, Greece · 8432 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.95 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 8427 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 2.05 km NNE of Exaplátanos, Greece · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.32 km SSW of Perístasi, Greece · 8421 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.612 km W of Litóchoro, Greece · 8403 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 2.53 km WSW of Vasilikí, Greece · 8402 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.57 km SSW of Empório, Greece · 8396 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.27 km E of Áno Kómi, Greece · 8461 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.57 km WSW of Sérvia, Greece · 8463 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 2.35 km SSW of Ammochóri, Greece · 8471 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.211 km ESE of Bistrica, North Macedonia · 8471 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.810 km W of Árnissa, Greece · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.513 km SSW of Litóchoro, Greece · 8478 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.19 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8480 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 2.17 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8480 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4e4. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.