Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 39 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 39 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece on Wed, Oct 22, 2003, 6:50 PM GMT+3 (15:50 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km SE of Mália, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-22 15:50:44 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.830° N, 26.120° 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 usp000cb0s. 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
149°
Stations used
15

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

  1. 3.637 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8382 days ago · 14 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 3.311 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8381 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.028 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8379 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8378 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 4.45 km SE of Mália, Greece · 8374 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.620 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 8373 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.574 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8370 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.149 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8361 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 4.142 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8356 days ago · 97 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 4.49 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8347 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.720 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8345 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.534 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8343 days ago · 23 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.434 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8334 days ago · 20 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 4.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8334 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 3.920 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8331 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  16. 3.43 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8325 days ago · 23 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.238 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8325 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.465 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8324 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 3.333 km W of Fry, Greece · 8324 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.87 km S of Mokhós, Greece · 8385 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.337 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8388 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.310 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8389 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.131 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8390 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8396 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.318 km W of Fry, Greece · 8402 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.32 km NW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8404 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8405 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.214 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 8411 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cb0s. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:43 AM UTC.