Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 0 km ENE of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 0 km ENE of Sitia, Greece on Fri, May 9, 2003, 5:10 AM GMT+3 (02:10 UTC), 14 km (9 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
3.9 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-05-09 02:10:59 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.210° N, 26.110° 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
220°, 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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.08 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.43 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8545 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.725 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.622 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.628 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8541 days ago · 15 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.413 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 8537 days ago · 26 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 4.139 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8537 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.831 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.360 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8534 days ago · 39 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.266 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8534 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 4.583 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.1Crete, Greece · 8497 days ago · 59 km deep · 45 km away
  18. 4.070 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 63 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 3.687 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8492 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.714 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 3.96 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 4.128 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 3.717 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  26. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 3.58 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 8487 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
  28. 3.422 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8486 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 3.744 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8547 days ago · 20 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.538 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8548 days ago · 22 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.542 km S of Fry, Greece · 8551 days ago · 107 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.621 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8573 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.622 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8574 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.914 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8574 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.116 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8575 days ago · 29 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwvw. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:49 PM UTC.