Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 33 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 33 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sat, Nov 1, 2003, 8:50 AM GMT+2 (06:50 UTC), 32 km (20 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
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-11-01 06:50:10 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.960° N, 23.520° 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
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.221 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 8367 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.233 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8366 days ago · 40 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.132 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8366 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.512 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8362 days ago · 32 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 4.034 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8353 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8352 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.74 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 8351 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.08 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8351 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.371 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8350 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.323 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8350 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.62 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.335 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 8334 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.121 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8320 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 3.273 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8319 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8311 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.844 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.733 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 32 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.324 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8380 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.712 km E of Palaióchora, Greece · 8387 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.332 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 8399 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cbsz. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:24 PM UTC.