M1.8 earthquake 5 km S of Gouménissa, Greece
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km S of Gouménissa, Greece on Tue, Apr 15, 2003, 6:05 PM GMT+3 (15:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 3 km N of Vasilevo, North Macedonia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-15 15:05:02 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.893° N, 22.442° 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 usp000bv8c. 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
- 167°
- 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.24 km N of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8569 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.08 km ESE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 8568 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Náousa, Greece · 8563 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.36 km SW of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 8563 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.43 km N of Vasilevo, North Macedonia · 8556 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.3Macedonia region · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.59 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8534 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.92 km ESE of Néo Rýsi, Greece · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Thérmi, Greece · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.91 km WSW of Plagiári, Greece · 8533 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.49 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8530 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.02 km WSW of Kilkís, Greece · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.27 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.819 km SSE of Vataša, North Macedonia · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.10 km SW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.32 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.06 km N of Xinó Neró, Greece · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.85 km NNW of Xinó Neró, Greece · 8516 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.12 km SE of Kampánis, Greece · 8512 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
Before
- 1.91 km W of Kolchikón, Greece · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.010 km W of Arnaía, Greece · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.04 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.06 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.014 km E of Leptokaryá, Greece · 8574 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.212 km E of Leptokaryá, Greece · 8575 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.822 km ENE of Leptokaryá, Greece · 8578 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.25 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8581 days ago · 23 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.29 km NE of Melíti, Greece · 8595 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv8c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:48 AM UTC.