Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 21 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 21 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece on Fri, Oct 17, 2003, 1:44 AM GMT+3 (22:44 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-10-16 22:44:39 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.500° N, 23.090° 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
50°
Stations used
231

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.775 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.273 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.663 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.048 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.426 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8375 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.372 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8372 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.569 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8369 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.360 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8362 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.258 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8359 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.230 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8358 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.330 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8352 days ago · 22 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.245 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8340 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.335 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 8334 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.348 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8326 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.032 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 8401 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.220 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8402 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 3.416 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8405 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cajf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.