Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 43 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 43 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece on Tue, Jan 21, 2003, 9:26 AM GMT+2 (07:26 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 19 km SW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-01-21 07:26:15 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.450° N, 23.970° 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.

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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.429 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8638 days ago · 66 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.37 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.3Crete, Greece · 8634 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.615 km E of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8628 days ago · 27 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 4.046 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8621 days ago · 75 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.719 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8615 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.76 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8602 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.646 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8597 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.81 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8654 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 3.65 km NNE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8662 days ago · 47 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.414 km S of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8664 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.850 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8666 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.512 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8669 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.314 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.712 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.552 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8683 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.37 km SW of Tympáki, Greece · 8683 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.026 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8683 days ago · 61 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnxk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:37 AM UTC.