M2.9 earthquake 1 km NW of Melissochóri, Greece

Magnitude

2.9 (md), micro

Local time

Mon, Dec 22, 2003, 3:13 PM GMT+2

UTC

2003-12-22 13:13:31 UTC

Depth

9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.778° N, 22.919° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

12

• Oraiókastro, GreecePopulation 20,852. Forecast5 kmN
• Thessaloníki, GreecePopulation 317,778. Forecast15 kmN
• Sofia, BulgariaPopulation 1,152,556. Forecast216 kmS

After

1. 2.47 km SSW of Pirava, North MacedoniaThu, Dec 25, 4:14 PM GMT+1 · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
2. 2.04 km ESE of Miravci, North MacedoniaThu, Dec 25, 4:34 PM GMT+1 · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
3. 2.222 km SW of Kassándreia, GreeceSun, Dec 28, 9:52 AM GMT+2 · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.96 km NE of Néa Róda, GreeceTue, Dec 30, 2:41 PM GMT+2 · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.24 km ENE of Néa Róda, GreeceTue, Dec 30, 4:00 PM GMT+2 · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.82 km N of Anatolikó, GreeceWed, Dec 31, 11:21 AM GMT+2 · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
7. 3.21 km SE of Édessa, GreeceTue, Jan 27, 3:49 AM GMT+2 · 8283 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
8. 3.21 km WNW of Édessa, GreeceTue, Jan 27, 4:04 AM GMT+2 · 8283 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.66 km SSW of Loutráki, GreeceTue, Jan 27, 11:14 AM GMT+2 · 8283 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
10. 3.112 km SSE of Rodolívos, GreeceTue, Jan 27, 5:18 PM GMT+2 · 8282 days ago · 28 km deep · 94 km away
11. 3.614 km WSW of Elaiochóri, GreeceTue, Jan 27, 8:30 PM GMT+2 · 8282 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
12. 2.39 km W of Arnaía, GreeceWed, Jan 28, 8:57 AM GMT+2 · 8282 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.63 km SSW of Krithiá, GreeceWed, Jan 28, 1:32 PM GMT+2 · 8281 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
14. 1.55 km NE of Símantra, GreeceWed, Jan 28, 2:35 PM GMT+2 · 8281 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
15. 3.1GreeceSun, Feb 1, 5:25 PM GMT+2 · 8277 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
16. 3.02 km WNW of Megáli Panagía, GreeceMon, Feb 9, 12:17 PM GMT+2 · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away

Before

1. 1.72 km SSW of Pentálofos, GreeceSat, Dec 20, 5:50 PM GMT+2 · 8320 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
2. 2.05 km WNW of Néa Apollonía, GreeceSat, Dec 20, 4:23 PM GMT+2 · 8320 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.313 km NNE of Lefkónas, GreeceSun, Dec 14, 11:06 AM GMT+2 · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
4. 2.13 km NW of Néa Magnisía, GreeceSat, Dec 13, 3:40 PM GMT+2 · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
5. 2.18 km WSW of Néa Apollonía, GreeceSat, Dec 13, 1:28 PM GMT+2 · 8327 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
6. 2.33 km NNW of Néa Magnisía, GreeceSat, Dec 13, 5:43 AM GMT+2 · 8328 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.94 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, GreeceWed, Dec 10, 5:49 AM GMT+2 · 8331 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
8. 3.02 km SSW of Dravískos, GreeceSat, Nov 29, 1:41 PM GMT+2 · 8341 days ago · 39 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.67 km SSW of Askós, GreeceTue, Nov 25, 2:35 AM GMT+2 · 8346 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
10. 2.15 km SSW of Askós, GreeceTue, Nov 25, 1:51 AM GMT+2 · 8346 days ago · 12 km deep · 39 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfsy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC.