Greece earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 2 km NNE of Mavrothálassa, Greece

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Mavrothálassa, Greece on Thu, May 15, 2003, 10:49 PM GMT+3 (19:49 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
1.5 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-05-15 19:49:43 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.914° N, 23.757° 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
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.3Macedonia region · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 2.59 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8534 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.92 km ESE of Néo Rýsi, Greece · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.63 km ESE of Thérmi, Greece · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.91 km WSW of Plagiári, Greece · 8532 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.49 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8529 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.02 km WSW of Kilkís, Greece · 8528 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.49 km N of Sárti, Greece · 8526 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.23 km NE of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 8522 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.45 km NW of Garmen, Bulgaria · 8521 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.27 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.10 km SW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 2.32 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.69 km ENE of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 8515 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.69 km NE of Sandanski, Bulgaria · 8515 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.12 km SE of Kampánis, Greece · 8511 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.97 km SSW of Ormýlia, Greece · 8510 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.25 km SW of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 8507 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 3.39 km SW of Karyes, Greece · 8506 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.715 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 1.916 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.96 km N of Kilkís, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 2.21 km S of Kampánis, Greece · 8498 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 1.86 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 8496 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 2.28 km WNW of Mavrothálassa, Greece · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.47 km ENE of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.36 km SW of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 8562 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.610 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 8567 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.08 km ESE of Gerakaroú, Greece · 8568 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.24 km N of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8569 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxa5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.