M3.4 earthquake 12 km NW of Kolympári, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Kolympári, Greece on Mon, Jan 6, 2003, 4:38 PM GMT+2 (14:38 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 8 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-06 14:38:19 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.630° N, 23.690° 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
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.08 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8667 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.09 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8666 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.414 km S of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8664 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.65 km NNE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8662 days ago · 47 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.81 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8653 days ago · 40 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.26 km SW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8651 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.3Crete, Greece · 8633 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.615 km E of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8628 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.763 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8620 days ago · 51 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.818 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8616 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 3.512 km ENE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8668 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.55 km SSE of Rethymno, Greece · 8668 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.044 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8670 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.314 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.48 km WSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.712 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8678 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.142 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8682 days ago · 27 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.545 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.041 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 8686 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.31 km SSW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8688 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 4.126 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8688 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.32 km NE of Chaniá, Greece · 8689 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bn5g. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC.