Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km SW of Kardámaina, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km SW of Kardámaina, Greece on Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 6:51 PM GMT+3 (15:51 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 15 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-15 15:51:04 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.720° N, 27.090° 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 usp000caer. 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
132°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.29 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8384 days ago · 17 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.144 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8375 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8373 days ago · 31 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 2.741 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8356 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 4.515 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8353 days ago · 146 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 4.320 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8353 days ago · 163 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.910 km NE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8340 days ago · 30 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.219 km ENE of Amorgós, Greece · 8330 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.329 km E of Astypálaia, Greece · 8392 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.346 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8401 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.228 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8416 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000caer. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.