Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 29 km SE of Leonídio, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 29 km SE of Leonídio, Greece on Tue, Apr 15, 2003, 11:42 PM GMT+3 (20:42 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 24 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-04-15 20:42:45 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.000° N, 23.110° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.120 km SSE of Kardamýli, Greece · 8568 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.230 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8563 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.324 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 8563 days ago · 90 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 3.410 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8561 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.511 km S of Trípoli, Greece · 8559 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.36 km NW of Karyés, Greece · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.624 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8552 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.14 km N of Megalópoli, Greece · 8548 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.331 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8548 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.13 km S of Néa Kíos, Greece · 8546 days ago · 56 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.111 km WNW of Karyés, Greece · 8539 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.223 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 4.216 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 8526 days ago · 82 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.411 km ENE of Géfyra, Greece · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.124 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8519 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.819 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8515 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 4.042 km SE of Ýdra, Greece · 8511 days ago · 127 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 4.16 km W of Néa Kíos, Greece · 8572 days ago · 85 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 4.024 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8576 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.312 km ENE of Koróni, Greece · 8582 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.59 km SE of Megalochóri, Greece · 8584 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.029 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8585 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.113 km ESE of Karyés, Greece · 8595 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv8x. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.