Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 23 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 23 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece on Wed, Aug 13, 2003, 8:37 AM GMT+3 (05:37 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 Crete, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-08-13 05:37:54 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.250° N, 26.510° 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 usp000c4r5. 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
212°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.414 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8438 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.030 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 3.333 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8431 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.231 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8431 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.258 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8430 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.535 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8430 days ago · 21 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.734 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8430 days ago · 22 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.6Crete, Greece · 8426 days ago · 67 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.037 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8424 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 3.325 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8424 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.93 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8416 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.621 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8413 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 3.214 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.617 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8405 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8402 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.318 km W of Fry, Greece · 8399 days ago · 27 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.944 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8397 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  19. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 3.350 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8458 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 3.456 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8464 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.556 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8464 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.651 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8464 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.338 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8470 days ago · 60 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.413 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8477 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.82 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 8477 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.55 km W of Sitia, Greece · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4r5. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.