Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 22 km SSE of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 22 km SSE of Sitia, Greece on Mon, Jul 7, 2003, 6:55 PM GMT+3 (15:55 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 0 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-07-07 15:55:14 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.010° N, 26.160° 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
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.55 km W of Sitia, Greece · 8479 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.338 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8470 days ago · 60 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.651 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8464 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.766 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8463 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.350 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8458 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.523 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 8450 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.141 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8449 days ago · 58 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.681 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8439 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.414 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.02 km SW of Mokhós, Greece · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.333 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8431 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 3.231 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8431 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.80 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8430 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.33 km WSW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8430 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 3.258 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8430 days ago · 17 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 3.36 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8429 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 3.43 km NW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8429 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 3.58 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 8487 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.717 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 4.128 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  6. 3.96 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8489 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 4.289 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8490 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.714 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 3.687 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8492 days ago · 33 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 3.799 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 51 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 4.070 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8495 days ago · 63 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 3.1Crete, Greece · 8498 days ago · 59 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8498 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  16. 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8508 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 4.287 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8515 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c1wq. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:29 AM UTC.