M3.2 earthquake 9 km NE of Melíti, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Melíti, Greece on Fri, Mar 21, 2003, 11:18 AM GMT+2 (09:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-21 09:18:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.890° N, 21.670° 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 usp000bt5q. 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
- 112°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.07 km WSW of Siátista, Greece · 8573 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.85 km S of Gouménissa, Greece · 8570 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.08 km SW of Náousa, Greece · 8563 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.68 km S of Ohrid, North Macedonia · 8540 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
Before
- 3.03 km WNW of Argos Orestiko, Greece · 8603 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.44 km SSW of Tsotíli, Greece · 8607 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.47 km NW of Tsotíli, Greece · 8609 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.65 km NW of Tsotíli, Greece · 8609 days ago · 19 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.59 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece · 8617 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.68 km WSW of Árnissa, Greece · 8617 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bt5q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC.