Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 15 km W of Préveza, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 15 km W of Préveza, Greece on Sun, Dec 28, 2003, 10:24 PM GMT+2 (20:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-12-28 20:24:04 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.947° N, 20.575° 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
143°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.320 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.27 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 8305 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.014 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8296 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.717 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8296 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.12 km S of Panaitólion, Greece · 8292 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.15 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8290 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 3.639 km SW of Gáïos, Greece · 8288 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.5Ionian Sea · 8288 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.13 km SW of Asprángeloi, Greece · 8280 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.414 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8279 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 3.28 km ESE of Párga, Greece · 8278 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 3.417 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8274 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 3.54 km NNE of Corfu, Greece · 8272 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 4.112 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8264 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 4.14 km NW of Thérmo, Greece · 8261 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.85 km NW of Thérmo, Greece · 8261 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.35 km NW of Thérmo, Greece · 8260 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.28 km ENE of Sardínia, Greece · 8260 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.410 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8259 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.614 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8258 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 3.06 km SE of Monastiráki, Greece · 8255 days ago · 42 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 2.99 km N of Lepenoú, Greece · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.519 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8313 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.612 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 8314 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.714 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8315 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.413 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8319 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.94 km SE of Stános, Greece · 8319 days ago · 32 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.212 km N of Thérmo, Greece · 8323 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.35 km ESE of Sámi, Greece · 8326 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.230 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8329 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.14 km SW of Pappadhátai, Greece · 8329 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 4.211 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8329 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.313 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8330 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 3.57 km W of Sámi, Greece · 8331 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.2Greece · 8333 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 3.510 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8333 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.511 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 2.914 km WSW of Karpenísi, Greece · 8335 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.812 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 8336 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.49 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8338 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.49 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8340 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgdg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC.