Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 87 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 87 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Wed, Jul 2, 2003, 7:45 AM GMT+3 (04:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 89 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-02 04:45:02 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.322° N, 26.197° 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 usp000c1fg. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.714 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.289 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8490 days ago · 35 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.96 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8490 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 4.128 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8490 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.717 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.58 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 8487 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.422 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8487 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.7123 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8483 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.8131 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8482 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.55 km W of Sitia, Greece · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 3.651 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8464 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.766 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8463 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 4.068 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8461 days ago · 93 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.5111 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8458 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 4.095 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8447 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 3.681 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.799 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 51 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.070 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 4.287 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8516 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1fg. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.