Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 16 km E of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km E of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Apr 10, 2003, 1:46 AM GMT+3 (22:46 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 83 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-04-09 22:46:42 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.210° N, 26.430° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000buu3. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
135°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.914 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8576 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8563 days ago · 31 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.542 km S of Fry, Greece · 8554 days ago · 107 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.538 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8551 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.744 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8550 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.90 km ENE of Sitia, Greece · 8549 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 4.08 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8548 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 3.43 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8547 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8544 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.413 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 8540 days ago · 26 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 4.139 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8540 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.831 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8538 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.360 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8537 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.266 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8537 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 4.583 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8527 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8521 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.163 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 8586 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.4Crete, Greece · 8589 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000buu3. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:49 PM UTC.