M3.9 earthquake 42 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 42 km SSE of Lárdos, Greece on Mon, Mar 24, 2003, 10:25 PM GMT+2 (20:25 UTC), 67 km (42 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 60 km SE of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-24 20:25:16 UTC
- Depth
- 67.0 km (41.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.760° N, 28.250° 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 usp000btej. 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
- 121°
- Stations used
- 59
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.328 km WSW of Lárdos, Greece · 8587 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.537 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.660 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 8565 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.646 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8561 days ago · 27 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.638 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8535 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000btej. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.