Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 6 km NE of Istiaía, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Istiaía, Greece on Thu, Aug 28, 2003, 6:00 AM GMT+3 (03:00 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 1 km NE of Psachná, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-28 03:00:43 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.990° N, 23.210° 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 usp000c63g. 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
156°
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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.48 km SE of Orchomenós, Greece · 8434 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.313 km NNW of Makrakómi, Greece · 8431 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.52 km NNE of Malakónta, Greece · 8428 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.112 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 8427 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.524 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8423 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.528 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 8420 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 3.07 km NNW of Argalastí, Greece · 8415 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.52 km ESE of Malesína, Greece · 8415 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 3.03 km W of Martínon, Greece · 8415 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 2.25 km NE of Skiáthos, Greece · 8413 days ago · 20 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.416 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 8413 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.918 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 8412 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.628 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8410 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.513 km ENE of Argalastí, Greece · 8410 days ago · 29 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.05 km E of Erythrés, Greece · 8409 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.814 km NE of Kými, Greece · 8409 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 2.29 km E of Vília, Greece · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.99 km SSW of Asopía, Greece · 8408 days ago · 25 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.010 km SSW of Asopía, Greece · 8408 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 4.11 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8408 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 2.412 km NNW of Lamía, Greece · 8407 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 3.45 km NNW of Psachná, Greece · 8407 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 2.32 km WNW of Skópelos, Greece · 8406 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 3.025 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 8405 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.337 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 8403 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 2.314 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 8403 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.031 km E of Zagorá, Greece · 8402 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 2.88 km NE of Roviés, Greece · 8401 days ago · 20 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.530 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8400 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 3.815 km N of Psachná, Greece · 8399 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 1.94 km SSW of Agriá, Greece · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  32. 1.93 km E of Áno Lekhónia, Greece · 8398 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 3.016 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 8398 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  34. 3.017 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 8397 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.712 km W of Politiká, Greece · 8392 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.00 km ESE of Árma, Greece · 8389 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 2.63 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 8387 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.77 km ESE of Eláteia, Greece · 8381 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 3.57 km N of Chairóneia, Greece · 8381 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 2.729 km NW of Kými, Greece · 8381 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 3.3Aegean Sea · 8379 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  42. 1.82 km S of Prokópi, Greece · 8379 days ago · 15 km deep · 39 km away
  43. 2.73 km NE of Politiká, Greece · 8378 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  44. 3.310 km NNW of Lianokládhion, Greece · 8378 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.220 km E of Mantoúdi, Greece · 8438 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  2. 3.68 km WNW of Politiká, Greece · 8439 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.52 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8443 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 2.45 km ESE of Vília, Greece · 8445 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.210 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 8447 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.26 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 8448 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.34 km WNW of Politiká, Greece · 8451 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.222 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 8455 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.620 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8457 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 2.84 km NW of Magoúla, Greece · 8458 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 2.910 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8459 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.83 km WSW of Itéa, Greece · 8462 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.03 km NNW of Yimnón, Greece · 8462 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 2.93 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 8463 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.632 km W of Skýros, Greece · 8464 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.57 km SSW of Prokópi, Greece · 8466 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
  17. 3.96 km WNW of Politiká, Greece · 8467 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 3.112 km SW of Prokópi, Greece · 8467 days ago · 17 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c63g. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC.