Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in Greece on Mon, Aug 18, 2003, 6:54 PM GMT+3 (15:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 14 km SW of Néos Oropós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-08-18 15:54:14 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.770° N, 20.710° 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
134°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 172 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 129.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c59p. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC.