M3.0 earthquake 17 km NW of Mílos, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 17 km NW of Mílos, Greece on Mon, Mar 17, 2003, 1:32 AM GMT+2 (23:32 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 24 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-03-16 23:32:32 UTC
- Depth
- 17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.860° N, 24.300° 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
- 243°, 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.373 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.324 km SSE of Ýdra, Greece · 8563 days ago · 90 km deep · 74 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bsu6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 1:06 PM UTC.