Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 46 km S of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 46 km S of Moíres, Greece on Wed, Mar 19, 2003, 6:18 AM GMT+2 (04:18 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 34 km S of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-03-19 04:18:58 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.630° N, 24.910° 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
275°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.330 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8589 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.68 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8586 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.817 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 8581 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.914 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8574 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.622 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8574 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.621 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8573 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 4.234 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8571 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.613 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8570 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.911 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8566 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 4.251 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8546 days ago · 37 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.43 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8545 days ago · 17 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.7101 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 41 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.725 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 3.622 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 3.628 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8541 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.76 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8602 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.75 km NE of Tympáki, Greece · 8609 days ago · 27 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 4.719 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8615 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.046 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8621 days ago · 75 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bt06. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.