M3.7 earthquake 59 km N of Sitia, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 59 km N of Sitia, Greece on Sun, Jan 26, 2003, 2:05 PM GMT+2 (12:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 24 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-26 12:05:24 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.743° N, 26.090° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.030 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8634 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.720 km W of Fry, Greece · 8634 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.711 km W of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.819 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8633 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 4.224 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8625 days ago · 152 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.229 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 8618 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.521 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8610 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.920 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8608 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.048 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 8594 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.141 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 8589 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 3.748 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8653 days ago · 44 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.634 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.410 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8662 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.424 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8662 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.666 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8663 days ago · 25 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.554 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 8678 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bp7e. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.