Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 35 km NW of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 35 km NW of Kolympári, Greece on Sun, Dec 7, 2003, 7:02 AM GMT+2 (05:02 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 43 km W of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-12-07 05:02:42 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.810° N, 23.560° 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
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.159 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 8327 days ago · 81 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.850 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8322 days ago · 45 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.121 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8320 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.273 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8319 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8313 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8311 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.34 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8304 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.318 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 8295 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.533 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8287 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.62 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.08 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8352 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.330 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8352 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.230 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8358 days ago · 29 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 3.258 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8359 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.360 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8362 days ago · 21 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.512 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8362 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ceqb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:36 PM UTC.