Greece earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 10 km NE of Makrýgialos, Greece

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Makrýgialos, Greece on Sat, Aug 9, 2003, 10:34 AM GMT+3 (07:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km W of Litóchoro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-09 07:34:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.482° N, 22.695° 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 usp000c4fz. 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
85°
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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82 km WNW of Palaífyto, Greece · 8456 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.510 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8456 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.710 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8455 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.710 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8455 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.0Greece-Bulgaria border region · 8455 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.311 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8455 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.210 km SSW of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 8447 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.16 km S of Ormýlia, Greece · 8430 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 1.95 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 8430 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 2.05 km NNE of Exaplátanos, Greece · 8428 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.73 km W of Peristerá, Greece · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.32 km SSW of Perístasi, Greece · 8423 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 2.06 km NW of Arnaía, Greece · 8419 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.69 km ENE of Nigríta, Greece · 8416 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.516 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8414 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 2.02 km SE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8414 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.66 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 8406 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.612 km W of Litóchoro, Greece · 8405 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  19. 2.36 km NNW of Palaiochóri, Greece · 8402 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.04 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 8402 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 3.51 km SW of Ágios Pávlos, Greece · 8401 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  22. 1.74 km E of Ágios Athanásios, Greece · 8400 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 1.94 km NNW of Síndos, Greece · 8400 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  24. 2.57 km SSW of Empório, Greece · 8398 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 1.94 km N of Lagkadás, Greece · 8398 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 1.84 km NW of Néa Magnisía, Greece · 8398 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.612 km NE of Galatiní, Greece · 8456 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.27 km E of Áno Kómi, Greece · 8463 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.010 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8465 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.614 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8465 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.57 km WSW of Sérvia, Greece · 8466 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.02 km SSW of Néoi Epivátes, Greece · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 1.810 km W of Árnissa, Greece · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.72 km WSW of Giánnouli, Greece · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.05 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.46 km NE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 2.03 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.513 km SSW of Litóchoro, Greece · 8481 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.19 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8482 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 2.17 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8482 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4fz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:29 PM UTC.