Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 51 km S of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 51 km S of Pýrgos, Greece on Thu, May 8, 2003, 9:35 PM GMT+3 (18:35 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-08 18:35:27 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.550° N, 25.050° 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 usp000bwv8. 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
172°
Stations used
162

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.43 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8545 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.7101 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8544 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 3.725 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.622 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.628 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8541 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.413 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 8538 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.71 km SW of Anógeia, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.42 km NNE of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8519 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 4.287 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8516 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.764 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8507 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 3.747 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8495 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.762 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8489 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 3.911 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8567 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.613 km SE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8570 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.234 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8572 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.621 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8573 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.622 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8574 days ago · 19 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.914 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8574 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwv8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.