Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 8 km S of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 8 km S of Sitia, Greece on Fri, May 9, 2003, 9:48 AM GMT+3 (06:48 UTC), 11 km (7 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
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-09 06:48:17 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.130° N, 26.110° 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 usp000bwwa. 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
137°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.43 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8545 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.725 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.622 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8543 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.628 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8542 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.64 km ENE of Neápoli, Greece · 8542 days ago · 15 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 3.413 km ENE of Kentrí, Greece · 8538 days ago · 26 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.139 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8537 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.831 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8535 days ago · 14 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 3.360 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8535 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.266 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8535 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.583 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8525 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8499 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.1Crete, Greece · 8498 days ago · 59 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 4.070 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 63 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.799 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 51 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.687 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8492 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 3.714 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8492 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  22. 4.289 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8490 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.96 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8490 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 4.128 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8490 days ago · 13 km deep · 20 km away
  25. 3.717 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 3.58 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 8487 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 3.422 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8487 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.90 km ENE of Sitia, Greece · 8546 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 3.744 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8548 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.538 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8548 days ago · 22 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.542 km S of Fry, Greece · 8551 days ago · 107 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.151 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 8561 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.621 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8573 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.622 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8574 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.914 km SE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 8574 days ago · 22 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.116 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 8575 days ago · 29 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bwwa. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:46 AM UTC.