M3.7 earthquake 59 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 59 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, Dec 27, 2003, 9:35 AM GMT+2 (07:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (ml), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-27 07:35:45 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.320° N, 20.380° 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
- 253°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 8
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 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.47 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8309 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.410 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.626 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 8301 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.082 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8300 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.4Ionian Sea · 8298 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.210 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8293 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.18 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8289 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.216 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8283 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.33 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8283 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.36 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 8281 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.4Ionian Sea · 8281 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.444 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8276 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.19 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 8269 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.112 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8264 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.532 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8262 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.410 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8259 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.21 km W of Vartholomió, Greece · 8258 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
Before
- 3.018 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8315 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.228 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8317 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.428 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8321 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.613 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8326 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.313 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8330 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.112 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.42 km NW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.314 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8334 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.21 km ESE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8338 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.52 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8338 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cg7n. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.