M3.0 earthquake 3 km ESE of Pentaplátano, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Pentaplátano, Greece on Sat, Jan 18, 2003, 11:48 PM GMT+2 (21:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 8 km WSW of Árnissa, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-18 21:48:54 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.810° N, 22.460° 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.
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.312 km NNW of Petrich, Bulgaria · 8635 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.512 km NNW of Petrich, Bulgaria · 8632 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.68 km WSW of Árnissa, Greece · 8616 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.59 km NNE of Amýntaio, Greece · 8616 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bnss. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.