Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 9 km N of Lepenoú, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km N of Lepenoú, Greece on Sun, Dec 28, 2003, 1:25 AM GMT+2 (23:25 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 4 km NW of Thérmo, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-27 23:25:33 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.798° N, 21.293° 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 usp000cgaq. 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
186°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.515 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.26 km WNW of Antirrio, Greece · 8309 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.13 km NW of Galatás, Greece · 8309 days ago · 42 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.320 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.05 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.27 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 8305 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.121 km SSW of Spercheiáda, Greece · 8305 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.23 km E of Lápas, Greece · 8296 days ago · 30 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.717 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8296 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.41 km NE of Limnokhórion, Greece · 8296 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.13 km WSW of Antirrio, Greece · 8295 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.29 km NNW of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8293 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.110 km S of Mesolóngi, Greece · 8293 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.06 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8293 days ago · 30 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.12 km S of Panaitólion, Greece · 8293 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  16. 3.410 km S of Galatás, Greece · 8292 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 3.15 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8291 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.05 km NE of Témeni, Greece · 8290 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.18 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8287 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.12 km ENE of Rododáfni, Greece · 8287 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
  21. 3.12 km S of Rododáfni, Greece · 8286 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.08 km NW of Royítika, Greece · 8286 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 3.610 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 8285 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.511 km NNE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8284 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.34 km WNW of Royítika, Greece · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 3.30 km SSW of Galatás, Greece · 8284 days ago · 38 km deep · 55 km away
  27. 3.26 km WNW of Paralía, Greece · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 3.25 km NNW of Paralía, Greece · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.79 km ENE of Témeni, Greece · 8283 days ago · 24 km deep · 100 km away
  30. 3.414 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8280 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 3.118 km NE of Kerasochóri, Greece · 8279 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  32. 3.28 km ESE of Párga, Greece · 8279 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 3.09 km W of Pátra, Greece · 8278 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  34. 3.417 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8274 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  35. 3.311 km W of Galaxídhion, Greece · 8272 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 3.37 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8264 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  37. 4.14 km NW of Thérmo, Greece · 8262 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  38. 3.85 km NW of Thérmo, Greece · 8261 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 3.36 km E of Gavaloú, Greece · 8261 days ago · 19 km deep · 41 km away
  40. 3.35 km NW of Thérmo, Greece · 8260 days ago · 15 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 3.10 km NNE of Thérmo, Greece · 8260 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  42. 3.28 km ENE of Sardínia, Greece · 8260 days ago · 22 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 3.22 km SSW of Thérmo, Greece · 8259 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 3.614 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8259 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 3.611 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 8257 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 3.06 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 8256 days ago · 42 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 3.519 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8314 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.612 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 8314 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.714 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8315 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.99 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 8319 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.06 km ENE of Kamárai, Greece · 8319 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.94 km SE of Stános, Greece · 8320 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.212 km N of Thérmo, Greece · 8324 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.35 km ESE of Sámi, Greece · 8326 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.230 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8329 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.14 km SW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 8330 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 3.57 km W of Sámi, Greece · 8332 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.2Greece · 8333 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.510 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.511 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 2.914 km WSW of Karpenísi, Greece · 8335 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 3.812 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 8337 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 3.49 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8339 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.420 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8341 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 3.47 km ENE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 8341 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgaq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:51 AM UTC.