M3.1 earthquake 29 km S of Géfyra, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 29 km S of Géfyra, Greece on Mon, Feb 3, 2003, 7:27 AM GMT+2 (05:27 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 31 km SSE of Spétses, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-02-03 05:27:04 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.420° N, 23.010° 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.
- 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.67 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.24 km S of Sparta, Greece · 8634 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.21 km N of Geráki, Greece · 8629 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.015 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 30 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.161 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.141 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.111 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 8621 days ago · 57 km deep · 93 km away
- 4.011 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8616 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.818 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8616 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.431 km SSE of Spétses, Greece · 8607 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.414 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 8603 days ago · 17 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.113 km ESE of Karyés, Greece · 8596 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.732 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8588 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.029 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8585 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.312 km ENE of Koróni, Greece · 8583 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bpws. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.