M3.8 earthquake 88 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 88 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece on Tue, Apr 1, 2003, 11:37 PM GMT+3 (20:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 1 km NE of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-04-01 20:37:40 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.940° N, 20.620° 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
- 251°, 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.517 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 8580 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.712 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 8579 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.657 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8577 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.415 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8570 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.6128 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8561 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
- 5.11 km NE of Methóni, Greece · 8555 days ago · 67 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.415 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8555 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.767 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.443 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8540 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.511 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8536 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.78 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8534 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bu48. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:37 AM UTC.