Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 25 km N of Karpathos, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 25 km N of Karpathos, Greece on Mon, Sep 8, 2003, 10:12 AM GMT+3 (07:12 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 26 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-09-08 07:12:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.740° N, 27.230° 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 usp000c727. 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
166°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.026 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8414 days ago · 61 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.617 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8405 days ago · 16 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.748 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8403 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8402 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.346 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8401 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.318 km W of Fry, Greece · 8399 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.944 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8397 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.131 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8387 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.310 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.337 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8385 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.29 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8384 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.612 km ESE of Lárdos, Greece · 8381 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.144 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8375 days ago · 18 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8372 days ago · 31 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.614 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 8428 days ago · 157 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.734 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8429 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.535 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8430 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.030 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.414 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8438 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.523 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 8450 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c727. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:19 AM UTC.