M3.2 earthquake 73 km W of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 73 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Mon, Dec 22, 2003, 10:23 AM GMT+2 (08:23 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 50 km WSW of Kýthira, 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
- 2003-12-22 08:23:27 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.200° N, 22.870° 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
- 253°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8311 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.589 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8292 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.533 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8287 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.442 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8273 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfsk. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:37 AM UTC.