Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 32 km S of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 32 km S of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Oct 3, 2003, 8:42 AM GMT+3 (05:42 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-10-03 05:42:03 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.940° N, 23.620° 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
236°, poorly surrounded by stations
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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.712 km E of Palaióchora, Greece · 8387 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.324 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8381 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.733 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.844 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  5. 3.433 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 32 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 3.221 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 8367 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.233 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8366 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.132 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8366 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.512 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8363 days ago · 32 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 4.034 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8353 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8352 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.74 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 8351 days ago · 24 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.08 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 3.371 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8351 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.323 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8350 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.145 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8408 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.549 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8420 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.616 km SSE of Kolympári, Greece · 8429 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c9em. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.