Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 6 km NE of Politiká, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 6 km NE of Politiká, Greece on Wed, Jul 16, 2003, 6:40 PM GMT+3 (15:40 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 22 km N of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-16 15:40:30 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.635° N, 23.595° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000c2nb. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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
91°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.51 km NW of Erétria, Greece · 8475 days ago · 21 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.136 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 8475 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.125 km NNE of Kými, Greece · 8473 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.43 km SW of Yimnón, Greece · 8471 days ago · 25 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.99 km SE of Atalánti, Greece · 8470 days ago · 45 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.115 km N of Xylókastro, Greece · 8470 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.138 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 8467 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 3.112 km SW of Prokópi, Greece · 8465 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.96 km WNW of Politiká, Greece · 8465 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 3.57 km SSW of Prokópi, Greece · 8465 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.632 km W of Skýros, Greece · 8463 days ago · 33 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 2.93 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 8461 days ago · 22 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.03 km NNW of Yimnón, Greece · 8461 days ago · 22 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 2.910 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8458 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.84 km NW of Magoúla, Greece · 8457 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 2.620 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8456 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 2.222 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 8453 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.122 km N of Skýros, Greece · 8450 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.34 km WNW of Politiká, Greece · 8449 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 3.26 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 8446 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 3.210 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 8445 days ago · 23 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 2.45 km ESE of Vília, Greece · 8443 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.52 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8442 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.810 km NE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 8439 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 3.68 km WNW of Politiká, Greece · 8438 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
  26. 3.220 km E of Mantoúdi, Greece · 8437 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 2.86 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 8436 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  28. 3.48 km SE of Orchomenós, Greece · 8432 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  29. 2.84 km ENE of Magoúla, Greece · 8432 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  30. 2.52 km NNE of Malakónta, Greece · 8427 days ago · 17 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 3.112 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 8425 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  32. 3.11 km N of Asprópyrgos, Greece · 8425 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 3.524 km ESE of Patitírion, Greece · 8421 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
  34. 2.926 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8419 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 3.528 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 8419 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.09 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.62 km WNW of Kastélla, Greece · 8479 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.127 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.23 km E of Yimnón, Greece · 8481 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.316 km W of Kými, Greece · 8482 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.97 km ENE of Afrátion, Greece · 8482 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.77 km NW of Alivéri, Greece · 8482 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.72 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 8482 days ago · 27 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.112 km N of Yimnón, Greece · 8483 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.53 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 8483 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.05 km S of Límni, Greece · 8483 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 2.90.9 km SSE of Politiká, Greece · 8483 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.09 km NW of Amfíkleia, Greece · 8485 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 2.012 km WNW of Skiáthos, Greece · 8486 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.024 km ENE of Kými, Greece · 8486 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.15 km N of Akraifnía, Greece · 8486 days ago · 36 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.23 km NNW of Psachná, Greece · 8490 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.09 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 8490 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.110 km NE of Psachná, Greece · 8491 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.911 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 8491 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2nb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.