Greece earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 2 km WNW of Palaífyto, Greece

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Palaífyto, Greece on Sat, Aug 9, 2003, 11:25 AM GMT+3 (08:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km W of Litóchoro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-08-09 08:25:13 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.792° N, 22.251° 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
125°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0Greece-Bulgaria border region · 8453 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.95 km NW of Velventós, Greece · 8427 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.05 km NNE of Exaplátanos, Greece · 8426 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 1.73 km W of Peristerá, Greece · 8422 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 2.32 km SSW of Perístasi, Greece · 8421 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.816 km SSE of Vataša, North Macedonia · 8405 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.66 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 8404 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.612 km W of Litóchoro, Greece · 8403 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.818 km ESE of Prilep, North Macedonia · 8399 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.51 km SW of Ágios Pávlos, Greece · 8398 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.74 km E of Ágios Athanásios, Greece · 8398 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.94 km NNW of Síndos, Greece · 8398 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 2.57 km SSW of Empório, Greece · 8396 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.94 km N of Lagkadás, Greece · 8396 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.84 km NW of Néa Magnisía, Greece · 8396 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 2.110 km NE of Makrýgialos, Greece · 8453 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.612 km NE of Galatiní, Greece · 8454 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.27 km E of Áno Kómi, Greece · 8461 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.57 km WSW of Sérvia, Greece · 8463 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.35 km SSW of Ammochóri, Greece · 8471 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.211 km ESE of Bistrica, North Macedonia · 8471 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.02 km SSW of Néoi Epivátes, Greece · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 1.810 km W of Árnissa, Greece · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 2.03 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 8476 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.513 km SSW of Litóchoro, Greece · 8478 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.19 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8480 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 2.17 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8480 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4g2. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.