Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 35 km N of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 35 km N of Psará, Greece on Wed, May 21, 2003, 2:38 PM GMT+3 (11:38 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 18 km SW of Plomári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-05-21 11:38:12 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.860° N, 25.490° 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
150°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.826 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8530 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.728 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8527 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.148 km S of Mýrina, Greece · 8517 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 2.71 km SW of Behram, Turkey · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.145 km S of Mýrina, Greece · 8510 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.48 km WSW of Skýros, Greece · 8510 days ago · 39 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.824 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 8507 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.326 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8507 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 3.527 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8507 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.428 km SSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8507 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.918 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 8498 days ago · 27 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.734 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 8495 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.640 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8490 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.024 km ENE of Kými, Greece · 8485 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.127 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8478 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.418 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 8554 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxnw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:11 PM UTC.