M3.4 earthquake 12 km NNE of Oía, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Oía, Greece on Mon, Sep 15, 2003, 2:16 PM GMT+3 (11:16 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 18 km NE of Oía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-09-15 11:16:50 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.560° N, 25.450° 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 usp000c7m2. 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
- 51°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.154 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 8413 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.718 km NE of Oía, Greece · 8407 days ago · 38 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.357 km S of Adámas, Greece · 8398 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.149 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece · 8395 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.356 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8379 days ago · 26 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c7m2. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.