Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 16 km SSE of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 16 km SSE of Kolympári, Greece on Wed, Sep 3, 2003, 11:04 AM GMT+3 (08:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 44 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-09-03 08:04:29 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.400° N, 23.820° 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
221°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.336 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8420 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.145 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8408 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.332 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 8398 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.712 km E of Palaióchora, Greece · 8387 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.35 km SSE of Pérama, Greece · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.048 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.324 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8380 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.111 km S of Tympáki, Greece · 8372 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 3.733 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.844 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8369 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.433 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8369 days ago · 32 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.231 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8442 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.024 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8442 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.231 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8445 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.125 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8447 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.337 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 8447 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c6m7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC.