Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 6 km S of Paramythiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km S of Paramythiá, Greece on Thu, May 1, 2003, 3:42 AM GMT+3 (00:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 5 km E of Parapótamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-05-01 00:42:48 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.410° N, 20.520° 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
121°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.26 km W of Kríkellos, Greece · 8553 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.58 km E of Himarë, Albania · 8549 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.627 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 8545 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 3.55 km ENE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 3.69 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8543 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.26 km ENE of Kónitsa, Greece · 8535 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.212 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.68 km E of Anthiró, Greece · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.38 km W of Katoúna, Greece · 8532 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.614 km WNW of Pappadátes, Greece · 8528 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 4.55 km E of Parapótamos, Greece · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.75 km W of Paramythiá, Greece · 8525 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 3.918 km NE of Filiátes, Greece · 8525 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.714 km S of Anthiró, Greece · 8524 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.88 km ESE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8522 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 3.212 km SSW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8522 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 3.04 km ESE of Péta, Greece · 8520 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 3.015 km NNE of Filiátes, Greece · 8518 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 3.03 km SW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8518 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  20. 3.118 km W of Rodotópi, Greece · 8518 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  21. 2.931 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 3.316 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8507 days ago · 38 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 3.37 km ESE of Koutselió, Greece · 8505 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 3.44 km NNW of Eleoúsa, Greece · 8504 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.512 km ENE of Koutselió, Greece · 8504 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  26. 3.324 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8503 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 3.116 km WNW of Kalpáki, Greece · 8501 days ago · 28 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 3.511 km SSE of Paramythiá, Greece · 8501 days ago · 56 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 3.25 km SE of Parapótamos, Greece · 8500 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 3.15 km ENE of Kalpáki, Greece · 8497 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.810 km WNW of Rodotópi, Greece · 8497 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.16 km E of Anthiró, Greece · 8555 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.43 km ENE of Kanaláki, Greece · 8563 days ago · 32 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.73 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8563 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.54 km SW of Kanaláki, Greece · 8569 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 3.29 km ENE of Platariá, Greece · 8569 days ago · 30 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 3.330 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8570 days ago · 26 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.315 km NNE of Konispol, Albania · 8571 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.011 km S of Agía Kyriakí, Greece · 8575 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.119 km SW of Morfovoúni, Greece · 8576 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.05 km WSW of Paramythiá, Greece · 8581 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwbe. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.