M3.1 earthquake 31 km NE of Palekastro, Greece

Magnitude

3.1 (Md, duration), minor

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 3:03 AM GMT+3

UTC

2003-10-15 00:03:00 UTC

Depth

30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.420° N, 26.470° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000cad6. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

176°

Stations used

4

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast121 kmE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast338 kmS

After

1. 3.310 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceThu, Oct 16, 12:19 AM GMT+3 · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
2. 3.337 km WNW of Fry, GreeceFri, Oct 17, 2:20 PM GMT+3 · 8385 days ago · 22 km deep · 20 km away
3. 3.054 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceSun, Oct 19, 3:08 AM GMT+3 · 8383 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
4. 3.87 km S of Mokhós, GreeceMon, Oct 20, 9:22 AM GMT+3 · 8382 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
5. 3.839 km ESE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 22, 6:50 PM GMT+3 · 8380 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
6. 3.637 km ESE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Oct 22, 9:08 PM GMT+3 · 8380 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
7. 3.356 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceThu, Oct 23, 10:20 AM GMT+3 · 8379 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
8. 3.311 km ESE of Palekastro, GreeceFri, Oct 24, 7:55 AM GMT+3 · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
9. 2.859 km N of Sitia, GreeceSat, Oct 25, 1:54 PM GMT+3 · 8377 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
10. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, GreeceSun, Oct 26, 7:53 PM GMT+2 · 8376 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
11. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Oct 29, 7:13 PM GMT+2 · 8373 days ago · 31 km deep · 76 km away
12. 4.45 km SE of Mália, GreeceFri, Oct 31, 1:16 AM GMT+2 · 8371 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
13. 3.620 km E of Kentrí, GreeceSat, Nov 1, 4:12 PM GMT+2 · 8370 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
14. 2.741 km NNE of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Nov 15, 3:15 PM GMT+2 · 8356 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
15. 3.16 km WNW of Karpathos, GreeceMon, Nov 17, 4:37 AM GMT+2 · 8354 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
16. 4.142 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Nov 18, 4:38 AM GMT+2 · 8353 days ago · 97 km deep · 65 km away
17. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, GreeceThu, Nov 27, 12:40 AM GMT+2 · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
18. 3.720 km SSE of Sitia, GreeceSat, Nov 29, 5:11 AM GMT+2 · 8342 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
19. 3.534 km NW of Fry, GreeceMon, Dec 1, 11:59 AM GMT+2 · 8340 days ago · 23 km deep · 27 km away
20. 3.339 km NW of Fry, GreeceSun, Dec 7, 12:30 AM GMT+2 · 8334 days ago · 19 km deep · 32 km away
21. 3.434 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Dec 10, 1:40 AM GMT+2 · 8331 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
22. 4.338 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Dec 10, 7:42 AM GMT+2 · 8331 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
23. 3.920 km ESE of Kentrí, GreeceSat, Dec 13, 5:19 PM GMT+2 · 8328 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away

Before

1. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, GreeceWed, Oct 8, 11:24 PM GMT+3 · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 23 km away
2. 3.149 km ESE of Emporeío, GreeceTue, Oct 7, 3:39 AM GMT+3 · 8395 days ago · 21 km deep · 97 km away
3. 3.944 km NW of Fry, GreeceSun, Oct 5, 3:19 AM GMT+3 · 8397 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
4. 3.318 km W of Fry, GreeceFri, Oct 3, 3:01 AM GMT+3 · 8399 days ago · 27 km deep · 23 km away
5. 3.346 km N of Karpathos, GreeceWed, Oct 1, 12:19 PM GMT+3 · 8401 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
6. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, GreeceTue, Sep 30, 9:48 AM GMT+3 · 8402 days ago · 26 km deep · 23 km away
7. 3.617 km NNW of Karpathos, GreeceSat, Sep 27, 2:24 AM GMT+3 · 8405 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
8. 3.214 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, GreeceWed, Sep 24, 3:46 AM GMT+3 · 8408 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
9. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, GreeceSat, Sep 20, 7:22 PM GMT+3 · 8412 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
10. 3.621 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceThu, Sep 18, 10:36 PM GMT+3 · 8414 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
11. 3.93 km N of Sitia, GreeceMon, Sep 15, 11:13 PM GMT+3 · 8417 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cad6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.