Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 13 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece on Sat, May 17, 2003, 9:58 PM GMT+3 (18:58 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 83 km SSE of Ierápetra, 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
2003-05-17 18:58:22 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.100° N, 25.880° 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 usp000bxdw. 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
167°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.139 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8537 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.831 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.360 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8535 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.266 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.583 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.71 km SW of Anógeia, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 4.287 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8516 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.1Crete, Greece · 8498 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 4.070 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 63 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.687 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8492 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.714 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 4.289 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8490 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 3.96 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8490 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 4.128 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8490 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 3.717 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.58 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 8487 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 3.422 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8487 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 3.55 km W of Sitia, Greece · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 3.336 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8478 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8541 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.628 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.622 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.725 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.43 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8545 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.08 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.90 km ENE of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.251 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8547 days ago · 37 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.744 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8548 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.538 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8548 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxdw. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:30 AM UTC.