Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 36 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece on Wed, Jul 16, 2003, 7:24 PM GMT+3 (16:24 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 68 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-07-16 16:24:06 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.690° N, 25.030° 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 usp000c2nd. 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
275°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.651 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8464 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.766 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8464 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 4.068 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8461 days ago · 93 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.5111 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8458 days ago · 57 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.095 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8447 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.681 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8440 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.02 km SW of Mokhós, Greece · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.333 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8432 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.231 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8431 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.80 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8431 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.33 km WSW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8430 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.36 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8430 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.43 km NW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8429 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.52 km W of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8426 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.075 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8424 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.62 km W of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8423 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.549 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8421 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.21 km ENE of Profítis Ilías, Greece · 8418 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.25 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8418 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.762 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8489 days ago · 22 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.747 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8495 days ago · 38 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.764 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8508 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2nd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:32 AM UTC.