M3.2 earthquake 31 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Aug 21, 2003, 12:18 AM GMT+3 (21:18 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 12 km E of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-20 21:18:33 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.170° N, 23.340° 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
- 230°, 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.616 km SSE of Kolympári, Greece · 8429 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.336 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8420 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.145 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8408 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.332 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.712 km E of Palaióchora, Greece · 8387 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.048 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c5fx. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC.