M3.6 earthquake 12 km WNW of Sámi, Greece

Magnitude

3.6 (md), minor

Local time

Fri, Dec 26, 2003, 9:28 PM GMT+2

UTC

2003-12-26 19:28:47 UTC

Depth

16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.300° N, 20.520° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

183°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

6

• Préveza, GreecePopulation 17,283. Forecast76 kmSSW
• Pátra, GreecePopulation 168,034. Forecast106 kmW
• Sofia, BulgariaPopulation 1,152,556. Forecast543 kmSSW

After

1. 3.519 km NW of Itháki, GreeceSat, Dec 27, 12:44 PM GMT+2 · 8313 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
2. 2.99 km N of Lepenoú, GreeceSun, Dec 28, 1:25 AM GMT+2 · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
3. 3.515 km W of Préveza, GreeceSun, Dec 28, 10:24 PM GMT+2 · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
4. 3.47 km WSW of Kyllíni, GreeceWed, Dec 31, 10:00 AM GMT+2 · 8309 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
5. 3.410 km SSW of Arkoúdi, GreeceThu, Jan 1, 2:32 AM GMT+2 · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
6. 3.13 km NW of Galatás, GreeceThu, Jan 1, 3:43 AM GMT+2 · 8308 days ago · 42 km deep · 89 km away
7. 3.320 km NNW of Itháki, GreeceThu, Jan 1, 5:14 AM GMT+2 · 8308 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
8. 3.27 km NNE of Lixoúri, GreeceMon, Jan 5, 1:31 AM GMT+2 · 8305 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
9. 3.626 km SW of Katastárion, GreeceThu, Jan 8, 7:29 AM GMT+2 · 8301 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
10. 3.4Ionian SeaMon, Jan 12, 3:54 AM GMT+2 · 8297 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
11. 4.014 km WNW of Lixoúri, GreeceTue, Jan 13, 10:48 PM GMT+2 · 8296 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
12. 3.23 km E of Lápas, GreeceWed, Jan 14, 3:12 AM GMT+2 · 8296 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
13. 3.717 km NW of Itháki, GreeceWed, Jan 14, 7:13 AM GMT+2 · 8295 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
14. 3.41 km NE of Limnokhórion, GreeceWed, Jan 14, 7:36 AM GMT+2 · 8295 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
15. 3.29 km NNW of Káto Acha?a, GreeceFri, Jan 16, 9:58 PM GMT+2 · 8293 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
16. 4.210 km SSE of Lithakiá, GreeceSat, Jan 17, 12:58 AM GMT+2 · 8293 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
17. 3.110 km S of Mesolóngi, GreeceSat, Jan 17, 11:29 AM GMT+2 · 8292 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
18. 3.06 km N of Káto Acha?a, GreeceSat, Jan 17, 12:30 PM GMT+2 · 8292 days ago · 30 km deep · 91 km away
19. 3.12 km S of Panaitólion, GreeceSat, Jan 17, 8:04 PM GMT+2 · 8292 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
20. 3.410 km S of Galatás, GreeceSun, Jan 18, 5:42 AM GMT+2 · 8291 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
21. 3.15 km WNW of Préveza, GreeceMon, Jan 19, 9:21 AM GMT+2 · 8290 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
22. 3.18 km WNW of Arkoúdi, GreeceTue, Jan 20, 11:04 PM GMT+2 · 8289 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
23. 3.639 km SW of Gáïos, GreeceWed, Jan 21, 7:22 PM GMT+2 · 8288 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
24. 3.5Ionian SeaWed, Jan 21, 7:44 PM GMT+2 · 8288 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
25. 3.08 km NW of Royítika, GreeceSat, Jan 24, 7:50 PM GMT+2 · 8285 days ago · 31 km deep · 96 km away
26. 3.610 km SSE of Galatás, GreeceSun, Jan 25, 7:11 PM GMT+2 · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
27. 3.511 km NNE of Káto Acha?a, GreeceSun, Jan 25, 9:19 PM GMT+2 · 8284 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
28. 3.34 km WNW of Royítika, GreeceSun, Jan 25, 9:42 PM GMT+2 · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
29. 3.30 km SSW of Galatás, GreeceMon, Jan 26, 1:14 AM GMT+2 · 8284 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
30. 3.26 km WNW of Paralía, GreeceMon, Jan 26, 2:54 AM GMT+2 · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
31. 3.216 km S of Lithakiá, GreeceMon, Jan 26, 1:56 PM GMT+2 · 8283 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
32. 3.33 km SE of Arkoúdi, GreeceTue, Jan 27, 2:30 AM GMT+2 · 8283 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
33. 3.36 km WSW of Kardamás, GreeceWed, Jan 28, 10:53 AM GMT+2 · 8281 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
34. 3.4Ionian SeaWed, Jan 28, 4:02 PM GMT+2 · 8281 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away
35. 3.414 km W of Lefkáda, GreeceFri, Jan 30, 1:20 PM GMT+2 · 8279 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
36. 3.09 km W of Pátra, GreeceSun, Feb 1, 12:11 AM GMT+2 · 8278 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
37. 3.444 km SW of Lithakiá, GreeceTue, Feb 3, 2:46 AM GMT+2 · 8276 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
38. 3.417 km SSW of Lefkáda, GreeceThu, Feb 5, 3:19 AM GMT+2 · 8273 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
39. 3.19 km NNE of Gaïtánion, GreeceTue, Feb 10, 2:35 AM GMT+2 · 8269 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
40. 4.112 km SW of Lixoúri, GreeceSun, Feb 15, 5:08 AM GMT+2 · 8263 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
41. 3.37 km N of Káto Acha?a, GreeceSun, Feb 15, 8:21 AM GMT+2 · 8263 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
42. 3.36 km E of Gavaloú, GreeceWed, Feb 18, 2:16 PM GMT+2 · 8260 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
43. 3.28 km ENE of Sardínia, GreeceThu, Feb 19, 6:06 AM GMT+2 · 8259 days ago · 22 km deep · 97 km away
44. 3.410 km WSW of Lixoúri, GreeceThu, Feb 19, 11:53 PM GMT+2 · 8259 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
45. 3.614 km WNW of Lefkáda, GreeceFri, Feb 20, 1:13 PM GMT+2 · 8258 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
46. 3.21 km W of Vartholomió, GreeceFri, Feb 20, 8:26 PM GMT+2 · 8258 days ago · 37 km deep · 76 km away
47. 3.611 km N of Kyllíni, GreeceSun, Feb 22, 2:16 PM GMT+2 · 8256 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
48. 3.06 km SE of Monastiráki, GreeceMon, Feb 23, 7:35 PM GMT+2 · 8255 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away

Before

1. 3.714 km NNW of Itháki, GreeceThu, Dec 25, 8:51 PM GMT+2 · 8315 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
2. 3.228 km SE of Lithakiá, GreeceTue, Dec 23, 1:18 PM GMT+2 · 8317 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
3. 3.413 km WNW of Lixoúri, GreeceMon, Dec 22, 6:03 AM GMT+2 · 8318 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
4. 2.94 km SE of Stános, GreeceSun, Dec 21, 6:11 PM GMT+2 · 8319 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
5. 3.428 km SW of Lithakiá, GreeceFri, Dec 19, 6:18 PM GMT+2 · 8321 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
6. 3.35 km ESE of Sámi, GreeceMon, Dec 15, 1:30 AM GMT+2 · 8326 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
7. 3.613 km SW of Lithakiá, GreeceSun, Dec 14, 10:17 PM GMT+2 · 8326 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
8. 3.230 km NW of Itháki, GreeceThu, Dec 11, 8:35 PM GMT+2 · 8329 days ago · 30 km deep · 31 km away
9. 3.14 km SW of Pappadhátai, GreeceThu, Dec 11, 7:00 PM GMT+2 · 8329 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
10. 4.211 km WNW of Lixoúri, GreeceThu, Dec 11, 2:41 PM GMT+2 · 8329 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
11. 3.313 km SSW of Lixoúri, GreeceWed, Dec 10, 2:13 PM GMT+2 · 8330 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
12. 3.57 km W of Sámi, GreeceTue, Dec 9, 9:13 AM GMT+2 · 8331 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
13. 3.2GreeceMon, Dec 8, 6:55 AM GMT+2 · 8332 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
14. 3.510 km NNW of Lixoúri, GreeceSun, Dec 7, 12:39 PM GMT+2 · 8333 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
15. 3.112 km SE of Lithakiá, GreeceSun, Dec 7, 12:28 AM GMT+2 · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
16. 3.511 km W of Préveza, GreeceSun, Dec 7, 12:17 AM GMT+2 · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
17. 3.42 km NW of Arkoúdi, GreeceSat, Dec 6, 10:35 PM GMT+2 · 8334 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
18. 4.314 km SE of Lithakiá, GreeceSat, Dec 6, 10:00 PM GMT+2 · 8334 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
19. 3.812 km NNE of Lixoúri, GreeceThu, Dec 4, 3:44 PM GMT+2 · 8336 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
20. 3.21 km ESE of Arkoúdi, GreeceTue, Dec 2, 12:25 PM GMT+2 · 8338 days ago · 24 km deep · 74 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cg4w. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:47 PM UTC.