M4.0 earthquake 37 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

4.0 (mb), light

Local time

Mon, Sep 8, 2003, 12:02 AM GMT+3

UTC

2003-09-07 21:02:56 UTC

Depth

33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

34.867° N, 26.349° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Depth from

OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

24

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast121 kmESE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast401 kmS

After

1. 3.93 km N of Sitia, GreeceMon, Sep 15, 11:13 PM GMT+3 · 8416 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
2. 3.621 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Sep 18, 10:36 PM GMT+3 · 8413 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
3. 3.214 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, GreeceWed, Sep 24, 3:46 AM GMT+3 · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
4. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, GreeceTue, Sep 30, 9:48 AM GMT+3 · 8402 days ago · 26 km deep · 83 km away
5. 3.318 km W of Fry, GreeceFri, Oct 3, 3:01 AM GMT+3 · 8399 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
6. 3.944 km NW of Fry, GreeceSun, Oct 5, 3:19 AM GMT+3 · 8397 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
7. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, GreeceWed, Oct 8, 11:24 PM GMT+3 · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
8. 3.131 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Oct 15, 3:03 AM GMT+3 · 8387 days ago · 30 km deep · 62 km away
9. 3.310 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Oct 16, 12:19 AM GMT+3 · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
10. 3.337 km WNW of Fry, GreeceFri, Oct 17, 2:20 PM GMT+3 · 8385 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
11. 3.87 km S of Mokhós, GreeceMon, Oct 20, 9:22 AM GMT+3 · 8382 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
12. 3.839 km ESE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 22, 6:50 PM GMT+3 · 8379 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
13. 3.637 km ESE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 22, 9:08 PM GMT+3 · 8379 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
14. 3.311 km ESE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Oct 24, 7:55 AM GMT+3 · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
15. 3.028 km SE of Pýrgos, GreeceSat, Oct 25, 8:35 PM GMT+3 · 8376 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
16. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, GreeceSun, Oct 26, 7:53 PM GMT+2 · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
17. 4.45 km SE of Mália, GreeceFri, Oct 31, 1:16 AM GMT+2 · 8371 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
18. 3.620 km E of Kentrí, GreeceSat, Nov 1, 4:12 PM GMT+2 · 8369 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
19. 3.574 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceTue, Nov 4, 2:00 AM GMT+2 · 8367 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away

Before

1. 3.6103 km S of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Sep 7, 1:23 PM GMT+3 · 8425 days ago · 67 km deep · 98 km away
2. 4.6Crete, GreeceSat, Sep 6, 2:30 AM GMT+3 · 8426 days ago · 67 km deep · 34 km away
3. 3.734 km S of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Sep 2, 8:18 PM GMT+3 · 8429 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
4. 3.535 km S of Karpathos, GreeceTue, Sep 2, 1:56 PM GMT+3 · 8430 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
5. 3.231 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceMon, Sep 1, 5:45 AM GMT+3 · 8431 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
6. 3.333 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Aug 31, 9:44 PM GMT+3 · 8431 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
7. 3.02 km SW of Mokhós, GreeceTue, Aug 26, 1:20 AM GMT+3 · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
8. 3.414 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Aug 25, 6:57 PM GMT+3 · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
9. 3.681 km S of Néa Anatolí, GreeceSat, Aug 23, 5:15 PM GMT+3 · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
10. 3.523 km ENE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Aug 13, 8:37 AM GMT+3 · 8450 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c70x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:30 AM UTC.