M2.4 earthquake 9 km NW of Kilkís, Greece
A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Kilkís, Greece on Sun, May 25, 2003, 6:53 PM GMT+3 (15:53 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km ENE of Sandanski, Bulgaria. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.4 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-05-25 15:53:13 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.046° N, 22.793° 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.
- Station coverage gap
- 72°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.02 km WSW of Kilkís, Greece · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.27 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.819 km SSE of Vataša, North Macedonia · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.10 km SW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.32 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 8516 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.69 km ENE of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 8514 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.69 km NE of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 8514 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.12 km SE of Kampánis, Greece · 8511 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.97 km W of Miravci, North Macedonia · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.715 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.916 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8500 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.96 km N of Kilkís, Greece · 8500 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.21 km NNE of Miravci, North Macedonia · 8500 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.710 km E of Akriní, Greece · 8498 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.21 km S of Kampánis, Greece · 8498 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.86 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.57 km NE of Stara Kresna, Bulgaria · 8490 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.03 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.46 km NE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.05 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.810 km W of Árnissa, Greece · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.02 km SSW of Néoi Epivátes, Greece · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
Before
- 1.91 km WSW of Plagiári, Greece · 8532 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Thérmi, Greece · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.92 km ESE of Néo Rýsi, Greece · 8532 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.59 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8534 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.3Macedonia region · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.52 km NNE of Mavrothálassa, Greece · 8539 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.28 km WNW of Mavrothálassa, Greece · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.63 km WNW of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 8551 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.612 km W of Simitli, Bulgaria · 8551 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.43 km N of Vasilevo, North Macedonia · 8555 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000by4e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.