Greece earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece on Thu, Jul 17, 2003, 2:29 PM GMT+3 (11:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 10 km SSW of Megáli Panagía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-17 11:29:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.834° N, 22.885° 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 usp000c2qq. 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
86°
Stations used
8

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 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46 km NE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 2.05 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8478 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.810 km W of Árnissa, Greece · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.02 km SSW of Néoi Epivátes, Greece · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.010 km WSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8464 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 2.110 km NE of Makrýgialos, Greece · 8455 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.82 km WNW of Palaífyto, Greece · 8455 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 1.710 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8454 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.0Greece-Bulgaria border region · 8454 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.210 km SSW of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 8446 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.16 km S of Ormýlia, Greece · 8429 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.95 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 8429 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.05 km NNE of Exaplátanos, Greece · 8428 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.73 km W of Peristerá, Greece · 8424 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.32 km SSW of Perístasi, Greece · 8422 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.06 km NW of Arnaía, Greece · 8418 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.86 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 8498 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.21 km S of Kampánis, Greece · 8499 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.710 km E of Akriní, Greece · 8500 days ago · 19 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.21 km NNE of Miravci, North Macedonia · 8502 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 1.96 km N of Kilkís, Greece · 8502 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.916 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8502 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.715 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8502 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 1.97 km W of Miravci, North Macedonia · 8506 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2qq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.