M2.5 earthquake 6 km SSW of Politiká, Greece

Magnitude

2.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

USGS National Earthquake Information Center

Local time

Wed, Apr 16, 2003, 3:04 AM GMT+3

UTC

2003-04-16 00:04:17 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.540° N, 23.520° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

From the USGS event page for usp000bv98. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Station coverage gap

181°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

4

• Chalkída, GreecePopulation 59,125. Forecast11 kmNW
• Peristéri, GreecePopulation 139,981. Forecast60 kmNNW
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast315 kmW

After

1. 3.417 km E of Prokópi, GreeceWed, Apr 23, 2:09 AM GMT+3 · 8565 days ago · 27 km deep · 27 km away
2. 3.013 km E of Prokópi, GreeceWed, Apr 23, 4:55 PM GMT+3 · 8564 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away
3. 4.16 km NW of Káto Tithoréa, GreeceFri, Apr 25, 2:43 AM GMT+3 · 8563 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
4. 3.514 km SE of Galaxídhion, GreeceTue, Apr 29, 12:31 AM GMT+3 · 8559 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
5. 3.35 km NNE of Politiká, GreeceWed, Apr 30, 11:30 AM GMT+3 · 8557 days ago · 26 km deep · 12 km away
6. 3.07 km NNW of Mantoúdi, GreeceThu, May 1, 4:46 AM GMT+3 · 8557 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
7. 3.57 km S of Prokópi, GreeceMon, May 5, 7:54 PM GMT+3 · 8552 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
8. 2.75 km ENE of Politiká, GreeceTue, May 6, 4:57 AM GMT+3 · 8552 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.930 km E of Mantoúdi, GreeceThu, May 8, 2:20 AM GMT+3 · 8550 days ago · 18 km deep · 42 km away
10. 3.013 km E of Prokópi, GreeceThu, May 8, 10:25 PM GMT+3 · 8549 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
11. 2.111 km ESE of Psachná, GreeceFri, May 9, 12:09 AM GMT+3 · 8549 days ago · 20 km deep · 22 km away
12. 2.713 km ENE of Psachná, GreeceFri, May 9, 8:44 AM GMT+3 · 8549 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
13. 2.49 km NNW of Fylí, GreeceSat, May 10, 8:45 PM GMT+3 · 8547 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
14. 2.36 km NNE of Magoúla, GreeceSat, May 10, 9:42 PM GMT+3 · 8547 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
15. 2.69 km N of Magoúla, GreeceSat, May 10, 9:47 PM GMT+3 · 8547 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
16. 3.05 km N of Magoúla, GreeceSat, May 10, 9:58 PM GMT+3 · 8547 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away
17. 3.010 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, GreeceThu, May 15, 8:46 PM GMT+3 · 8542 days ago · 31 km deep · 80 km away
18. 3.22 km NE of Magoúla, GreeceFri, May 16, 10:35 AM GMT+3 · 8542 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
19. 2.86 km ENE of Alivéri, GreeceFri, May 16, 10:45 AM GMT+3 · 8541 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
20. 2.815 km E of Alivéri, GreeceFri, May 16, 11:40 AM GMT+3 · 8541 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
21. 2.73 km SW of Yimnón, GreeceFri, May 16, 7:25 PM GMT+3 · 8541 days ago · 27 km deep · 32 km away
22. 3.02 km NW of Alivéri, GreeceFri, May 16, 11:31 PM GMT+3 · 8541 days ago · 19 km deep · 44 km away
23. 2.74 km WNW of Alivéri, GreeceFri, May 16, 11:38 PM GMT+3 · 8541 days ago · 16 km deep · 43 km away
24. 2.810 km N of Psachná, GreeceSat, May 17, 11:38 PM GMT+3 · 8540 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
25. 2.612 km ENE of Oxílithos, GreeceMon, May 19, 2:50 AM GMT+3 · 8539 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
26. 2.96 km N of Amfíkleia, GreeceWed, May 21, 6:51 PM GMT+3 · 8536 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
27. 3.38 km S of Mólos, GreeceThu, May 22, 12:01 PM GMT+3 · 8535 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
28. 3.23 km SW of Atalánti, GreeceThu, May 22, 12:02 PM GMT+3 · 8535 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
29. 3.58 km NE of Psachná, GreeceThu, May 22, 11:53 PM GMT+3 · 8535 days ago · 23 km deep · 20 km away
30. 2.07 km NNW of Argalastí, GreeceFri, May 23, 1:03 PM GMT+3 · 8534 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
31. 2.417 km ENE of Psachná, GreeceSat, May 24, 12:39 AM GMT+3 · 8534 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
32. 2.13 km NNE of Skiáthos, GreeceSat, May 24, 12:03 PM GMT+3 · 8533 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
33. 2.66 km SW of Mólos, GreeceWed, May 28, 3:21 AM GMT+3 · 8530 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
34. 2.728 km NNW of Skýros, GreeceWed, May 28, 6:14 AM GMT+3 · 8530 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
35. 2.26 km SE of Skiáthos, GreeceMon, Jun 2, 5:51 PM GMT+3 · 8524 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
36. 2.96 km NNE of Amfíkleia, GreeceMon, Jun 2, 10:00 PM GMT+3 · 8524 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
37. 3.07 km N of Amfíkleia, GreeceWed, Jun 4, 8:01 AM GMT+3 · 8523 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
38. 4.23 km NE of Psachná, GreeceFri, Jun 13, 7:06 PM GMT+3 · 8513 days ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
39. 4.01 km E of Psachná, GreeceFri, Jun 13, 7:30 PM GMT+3 · 8513 days ago · 25 km deep · 13 km away
40. 2.42 km N of Skála Oropoú, GreeceFri, Jun 13, 7:34 PM GMT+3 · 8513 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
41. 3.72 km NNW of Psachná, GreeceFri, Jun 13, 11:22 PM GMT+3 · 8513 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
42. 2.92 km E of Politiká, GreeceSat, Jun 14, 1:19 AM GMT+3 · 8513 days ago · 24 km deep · 8 km away
43. 3.15 km WSW of Politiká, GreeceSat, Jun 14, 1:21 AM GMT+3 · 8513 days ago · 26 km deep · 5 km away
44. 3.48 km WSW of Skýros, GreeceSat, Jun 14, 3:37 AM GMT+3 · 8513 days ago · 39 km deep · 91 km away
45. 2.86 km ENE of Psachná, GreeceSat, Jun 14, 4:49 AM GMT+3 · 8513 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
46. 2.2GreeceSat, Jun 14, 7:36 PM GMT+3 · 8512 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
47. 3.15 km ESE of Psachná, GreeceSun, Jun 15, 12:14 AM GMT+3 · 8512 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 2.83 km S of Erétria, GreeceSat, Apr 12, 2:30 AM GMT+3 · 8576 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
2. 3.17 km WNW of Skýros, GreeceFri, Apr 11, 10:56 PM GMT+3 · 8576 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.38 km E of Káto Soúlion, GreeceThu, Apr 10, 8:47 AM GMT+3 · 8578 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
4. 3.115 km NE of Xylókastro, GreeceTue, Apr 8, 8:38 PM GMT+3 · 8579 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
5. 2.91 km WNW of Alivéri, GreeceTue, Apr 8, 2:48 AM GMT+3 · 8580 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
6. 3.33 km NW of Alivéri, GreeceMon, Apr 7, 4:49 PM GMT+3 · 8580 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
7. 3.310 km NNE of Xylókastro, GreeceSun, Apr 6, 8:39 PM GMT+3 · 8581 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away
8. 3.32 km SSW of Yimnón, GreeceSun, Apr 6, 6:49 PM GMT+3 · 8581 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
9. 3.45 km ENE of Yimnón, GreeceSun, Apr 6, 2:59 PM GMT+3 · 8581 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
10. 3.54 km ENE of Amárynthos, GreeceSun, Apr 6, 1:52 PM GMT+3 · 8581 days ago · 19 km deep · 39 km away
11. 3.325 km ENE of Patitírion, GreeceSun, Apr 6, 3:57 AM GMT+3 · 8582 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
12. 2.72 km W of Alivéri, GreeceSat, Apr 5, 2:18 AM GMT+3 · 8583 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
13. 2.823 km SE of Oxílithos, GreeceFri, Apr 4, 10:03 PM GMT+3 · 8583 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
14. 2.93 km NNE of Magoúla, GreeceFri, Apr 4, 7:35 PM GMT+3 · 8583 days ago · 24 km deep · 30 km away
15. 2.92 km NNE of Alivéri, GreeceFri, Apr 4, 7:16 PM GMT+3 · 8583 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
16. 3.13 km NW of Alivéri, GreeceFri, Apr 4, 7:01 PM GMT+3 · 8583 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.53 km NNW of Dhrosiá, GreeceWed, Apr 2, 11:55 PM GMT+3 · 8585 days ago · 17 km deep · 3 km away
18. 2.59 km SE of Megalochóri, GreeceMon, Mar 31, 6:33 PM GMT+3 · 8587 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
19. 2.75 km W of Alivéri, GreeceMon, Mar 31, 6:31 PM GMT+3 · 8587 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.63 km ESE of Fílla, GreeceMon, Mar 31, 7:34 AM GMT+3 · 8588 days ago · 29 km deep · 21 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv98. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC.