M3.5 earthquake 10 km S of Messíni, Greece

Magnitude

3.5 (md), minor

Local time

Thu, Aug 28, 2003, 5:00 AM GMT+3

UTC

2003-08-28 02:00:29 UTC

Depth

32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.960° N, 21.990° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

217°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Kalamata, GreecePopulation 54,100. Forecast14 kmSW
• Pátra, GreecePopulation 168,034. Forecast145 kmS
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast481 kmWSW

After

1. 3.527 km W of Methóni, GreeceThu, Aug 28, 7:13 PM GMT+3 · 8434 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
2. 3.65 km ESE of Pýlos, GreeceFri, Aug 29, 5:33 AM GMT+3 · 8433 days ago · 38 km deep · 22 km away
3. 3.33 km ENE of Plátanos, GreeceWed, Sep 3, 4:35 PM GMT+3 · 8428 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
4. 3.15 km NW of Dimitsána, GreeceFri, Sep 5, 5:26 AM GMT+3 · 8426 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
5. 3.416 km WSW of Pýrgos, GreeceSun, Sep 7, 3:59 AM GMT+3 · 8424 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
6. 3.56 km ENE of Arfará, GreeceSun, Sep 14, 7:41 AM GMT+3 · 8417 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
7. 3.06 km ENE of Meligalás, GreeceMon, Sep 15, 8:19 PM GMT+3 · 8416 days ago · 40 km deep · 30 km away
8. 3.341 km SSE of Lithakiá, GreeceThu, Sep 18, 7:43 PM GMT+3 · 8413 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
9. 3.427 km S of Methóni, GreeceFri, Sep 19, 4:15 AM GMT+3 · 8412 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
10. 3.416 km SSE of Koróni, GreeceFri, Sep 26, 4:13 PM GMT+3 · 8405 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
11. 3.243 km S of Koróni, GreeceMon, Sep 29, 10:05 PM GMT+3 · 8402 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
12. 3.08 km N of Megalópoli, GreeceFri, Oct 3, 1:21 PM GMT+3 · 8398 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
13. 3.54 km ESE of Arfará, GreeceSat, Oct 4, 11:04 AM GMT+3 · 8397 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
14. 3.513 km W of Pýlos, GreeceSun, Oct 5, 3:41 AM GMT+3 · 8396 days ago · 38 km deep · 40 km away
15. 3.640 km W of Filiatrá, GreeceSun, Oct 5, 6:54 PM GMT+3 · 8396 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
16. 2.760 km W of Filiatrá, GreeceWed, Oct 8, 5:21 AM GMT+3 · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
17. 3.214 km SW of Dimitsána, GreeceSun, Oct 12, 11:59 PM GMT+3 · 8389 days ago · 23 km deep · 60 km away
18. 3.47 km WNW of Methóni, GreeceTue, Oct 14, 7:31 PM GMT+3 · 8387 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away
19. 3.775 km W of Kýthira, GreeceFri, Oct 17, 4:22 PM GMT+3 · 8384 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
20. 3.216 km SW of Zacháro, GreeceSat, Oct 18, 1:03 PM GMT+3 · 8383 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
21. 3.216 km NNW of Filiatrá, GreeceSat, Oct 18, 5:19 PM GMT+3 · 8383 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
22. 3.615 km SW of Methóni, GreeceSun, Oct 26, 3:14 AM GMT+2 · 8375 days ago · 54 km deep · 44 km away

Before

1. 3.63 km WNW of Lálas, GreeceMon, Aug 25, 10:24 PM GMT+3 · 8437 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
2. 3.7southern GreeceSun, Aug 24, 4:10 PM GMT+3 · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
3. 3.310 km N of Megalópoli, GreeceSat, Aug 16, 7:54 AM GMT+3 · 8446 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
4. 3.87 km W of Zacháro, GreeceThu, Aug 14, 1:06 PM GMT+3 · 8448 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
5. 3.24 km SSW of Karyés, GreeceWed, Aug 6, 2:33 AM GMT+3 · 8457 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
6. 3.33 km NW of Arfará, GreeceTue, Aug 5, 3:07 PM GMT+3 · 8457 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
7. 3.529 km W of Methóni, GreeceSat, Aug 2, 5:29 AM GMT+3 · 8460 days ago · 31 km deep · 57 km away
8. 3.53 km SW of Methóni, GreeceSat, Aug 2, 4:23 AM GMT+3 · 8460 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
9. 3.317 km W of Filiatrá, GreeceFri, Aug 1, 11:24 PM GMT+3 · 8461 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c63e. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.