Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 79 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 79 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Dec 22, 2003, 7:44 PM GMT+2 (17:44 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 130 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-12-22 17:44:58 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.330° N, 26.020° 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
269°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.390 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8314 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.288 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8314 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.38 km SSE of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8314 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.694 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8313 days ago · 24 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.975 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8309 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.683 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8308 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 3.446 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.354 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.9Crete, Greece · 8307 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.241 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 3.336 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8304 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.830 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8304 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.596 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.135 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.936 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8293 days ago · 32 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.684 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8291 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.1130 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8274 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.833 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.741 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 3.840 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 34 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 3.218 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 3.047 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8269 days ago · 27 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.0104 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8263 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.224 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8319 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.289 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8319 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.465 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8321 days ago · 35 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.43 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8322 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.920 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8327 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.899 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8328 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.892 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8330 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 4.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8331 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.434 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8331 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.382 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8331 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.720 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8342 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.250 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8345 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.153 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8346 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 4.245 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8346 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cft7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.