M3.9 earthquake 6 km S of Sitia, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 6 km S of Sitia, Greece on Fri, Jul 4, 2003, 5:10 PM GMT+3 (14:10 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 28 km S of Sitia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-04 14:10:45 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.150° 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 usp000c1n4. 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
- 136°
- Stations used
- 19
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 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.128 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8490 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.717 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.740 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.58 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 8487 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.422 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8487 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.55 km W of Sitia, Greece · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.338 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8470 days ago · 60 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.651 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8464 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.350 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8458 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.523 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 8450 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.141 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8449 days ago · 58 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.414 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.02 km SW of Mokhós, Greece · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.333 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8431 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.231 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8431 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.80 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8430 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.33 km WSW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8430 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.258 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8430 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away
Before
- 4.289 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8490 days ago · 35 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.714 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.687 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8492 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.799 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
- 4.070 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 63 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.1Crete, Greece · 8498 days ago · 59 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
- 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.214 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8519 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1n4. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:25 AM UTC.