Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 21 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece on Sat, Apr 12, 2003, 6:23 AM GMT+3 (03:23 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 83 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-04-12 03:23:57 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.910° N, 25.360° 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
239°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.911 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8566 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.251 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8546 days ago · 37 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.90 km ENE of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.08 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.43 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8545 days ago · 17 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.7101 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8544 days ago · 41 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.725 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 3.622 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 3.628 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8541 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.413 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 8537 days ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 4.139 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8537 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.831 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 4.583 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.71 km SW of Anógeia, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.42 km NNE of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8519 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 4.287 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8515 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.622 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8574 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.914 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8574 days ago · 22 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 3.048 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 8593 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.646 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8597 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bv00. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.