Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 45 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 45 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Sep 23, 2003, 5:06 PM GMT+3 (14:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 34 km SW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-09-23 14:06:55 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.030° N, 23.250° 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
246°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.332 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 8398 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.712 km E of Palaióchora, Greece · 8387 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.048 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 38 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.733 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.844 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8369 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.433 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8369 days ago · 32 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.221 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 8367 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.512 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8362 days ago · 32 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.258 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8359 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.034 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8353 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8351 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.74 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 8351 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.08 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.371 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8350 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.323 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8350 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.616 km SSE of Kolympári, Greece · 8428 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c8dt. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.