M1.6 earthquake 6 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece on Sat, Sep 27, 2003, 3:31 PM GMT+3 (12:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 2 km NNW of Néa Magnisía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ml), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-09-27 12:31:04 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.829° N, 22.852° 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
- 134°
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.612 km W of Litóchoro, Greece · 8403 days ago · 28 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.36 km NNW of Palaiochóri, Greece · 8400 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.04 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 8400 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.51 km SW of Ágios Pávlos, Greece · 8399 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.74 km E of Ágios Athanásios, Greece · 8398 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.94 km NNW of Síndos, Greece · 8398 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.94 km N of Lagkadás, Greece · 8396 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.84 km NW of Néa Magnisía, Greece · 8396 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.04 km SSE of Néa Mesimvría, Greece · 8393 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.03 km S of Kavallári, Greece · 8390 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.51 km ENE of Oraiókastro, Greece · 8389 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.53 km WSW of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 8387 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.05 km E of Nigríta, Greece · 8385 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8380 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.04 km E of Ágios Athanásios, Greece · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.64 km NNW of Síndos, Greece · 8376 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.92 km SW of Ágios Athanásios, Greece · 8373 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.62 km NNW of Néa Magnisía, Greece · 8372 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.94 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8372 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.43 km S of Néa Mesimvría, Greece · 8372 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.14 km NW of Néa Magnisía, Greece · 8371 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.24 km WSW of Pentálofos, Greece · 8370 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.23 km NNW of Síndos, Greece · 8364 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.14 km NW of Néa Magnisía, Greece · 8363 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.84 km WNW of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 8358 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.34 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 8355 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.70 km NNW of Kolchikón, Greece · 8350 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.15 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 8346 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.67 km SSW of Askós, Greece · 8346 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
Before
- 1.816 km SSE of Vataša, North Macedonia · 8405 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.02 km SE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.69 km ENE of Nigríta, Greece · 8414 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.06 km NW of Arnaía, Greece · 8417 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.32 km SSW of Perístasi, Greece · 8421 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.73 km W of Peristerá, Greece · 8422 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.05 km NNE of Exaplátanos, Greece · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 8427 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.16 km S of Ormýlia, Greece · 8428 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c8t3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:45 PM UTC.