M3.1 earthquake 23 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 23 km SSW of Kamariótissa, Greece on Sun, Mar 30, 2003, 11:17 PM GMT+3 (20:17 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 35 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-30 20:17:37 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.280° N, 25.380° 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 usp000btyt. 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
- 138°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.030 km NNE of Gökçeada, Turkey · 8575 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.832 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 8563 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.635 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8543 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.27 km ESE of Samothráki, Greece · 8540 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.523 km SSE of Samothráki, Greece · 8539 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000btyt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:06 PM UTC.