Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 8 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 8 km NNW of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Nov 20, 2003, 4:50 AM GMT+2 (02:50 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 20 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-11-20 02:50:31 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.300° N, 23.630° 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
193°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.323 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8350 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.62 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 3.335 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 8334 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 2.850 km NNW of Mouzourás, Greece · 8322 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.121 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8320 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.273 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8319 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8311 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.42 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8302 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8300 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 3.531 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 8297 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.318 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 8295 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.74 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 8351 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.332 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8352 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 4.034 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8353 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.230 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8358 days ago · 29 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.360 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8362 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.512 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8362 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.132 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8366 days ago · 39 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.233 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8366 days ago · 40 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.221 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 8367 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.433 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.844 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.733 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8370 days ago · 32 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.324 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8380 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cdfb. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.