Greece earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8 km WNW of Mavrothálassa, Greece

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Mavrothálassa, Greece on Mon, May 5, 2003, 1:02 AM GMT+3 (22:02 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 9 km ENE of Sandanski, Bulgaria. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-04 22:02:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.920° N, 23.653° 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 usp000bwmj. 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
170°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52 km NNE of Mavrothálassa, Greece · 8540 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.3Macedonia region · 8535 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.59 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8535 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.92 km ESE of Néo Rýsi, Greece · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.63 km ESE of Thérmi, Greece · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.91 km WSW of Plagiári, Greece · 8533 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.49 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8530 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.02 km WSW of Kilkís, Greece · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.49 km N of Sárti, Greece · 8526 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.23 km NE of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 8523 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.45 km NW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 2.27 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 2.10 km SW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 2.32 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.69 km ENE of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 8515 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.69 km NE of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 8515 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.12 km SE of Kampánis, Greece · 8512 days ago · 20 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.97 km SSW of Ormýlia, Greece · 8510 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.25 km SW of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 8508 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.39 km SW of Karyes, Greece · 8507 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.715 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 1.916 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 1.96 km N of Kilkís, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.21 km S of Kampánis, Greece · 8499 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 1.86 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.47 km ENE of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 8553 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 2.36 km SW of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 8563 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.610 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 8567 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.08 km ESE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 8569 days ago · 30 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 2.24 km N of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8569 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.91 km W of Kolchikón, Greece · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.010 km W of Arnaía, Greece · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.04 km NNW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.06 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.93 km WNW of Néa Poteídaia, Greece · 8576 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.52 km NNE of Néa Potídhaia, Greece · 8576 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.92 km N of Néa Potídhaia, Greece · 8577 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwmj. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:36 PM UTC.