M3.5 earthquake 5 km W of Sitia, Greece

Magnitude

3.5 (md), minor

Local time

Tue, Jul 15, 2003, 2:44 PM GMT+3

UTC

2003-07-15 11:44:02 UTC

Depth

5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.200° N, 26.050° E

Region

Greece

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

210°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

5

• Irákleion, GreecePopulation 137,154. Forecast84 kmE
• İzmir, TurkeyPopulation 2,938,292. Forecast370 kmSSW

After

1. 3.338 km N of Eloúnda, GreeceThu, Jul 24, 10:00 AM GMT+3 · 8470 days ago · 60 km deep · 52 km away
2. 3.651 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Jul 30, 2:03 PM GMT+3 · 8464 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
3. 3.350 km N of Palekastro, GreeceTue, Aug 5, 4:48 PM GMT+3 · 8457 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
4. 3.523 km ENE of Palekastro, GreeceWed, Aug 13, 8:37 AM GMT+3 · 8450 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away
5. 3.141 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, GreeceThu, Aug 14, 1:35 AM GMT+3 · 8449 days ago · 58 km deep · 74 km away
6. 3.414 km NE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Aug 25, 6:57 PM GMT+3 · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
7. 3.02 km SW of Mokhós, GreeceTue, Aug 26, 1:20 AM GMT+3 · 8437 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
8. 3.333 km SE of Ierápetra, GreeceSun, Aug 31, 9:44 PM GMT+3 · 8431 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
9. 3.231 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceMon, Sep 1, 5:45 AM GMT+3 · 8431 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
10. 3.80 km NNW of Limín Khersonísou, GreeceMon, Sep 1, 10:30 PM GMT+3 · 8430 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
11. 3.33 km WSW of Limín Khersonísou, GreeceTue, Sep 2, 1:28 AM GMT+3 · 8430 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
12. 3.258 km NNE of Eloúnda, GreeceTue, Sep 2, 7:14 AM GMT+3 · 8430 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
13. 3.36 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, GreeceTue, Sep 2, 6:27 PM GMT+3 · 8429 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
14. 3.43 km NW of Limín Khersonísou, GreeceWed, Sep 3, 11:46 AM GMT+3 · 8429 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
15. 4.6Crete, GreeceSat, Sep 6, 2:30 AM GMT+3 · 8426 days ago · 67 km deep · 69 km away
16. 3.52 km W of Limín Khersonísou, GreeceSat, Sep 6, 8:04 AM GMT+3 · 8426 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
17. 4.037 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Sep 8, 12:02 AM GMT+3 · 8424 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
18. 3.62 km W of Limín Khersonísou, GreeceTue, Sep 9, 1:03 AM GMT+3 · 8423 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away

Before

1. 3.422 km SSE of Sitia, GreeceMon, Jul 7, 6:55 PM GMT+3 · 8486 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
2. 3.58 km SSW of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Jul 7, 1:41 AM GMT+3 · 8487 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
3. 3.740 km S of Palekastro, GreeceSat, Jul 5, 1:53 PM GMT+3 · 8489 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
4. 3.814 km SSW of Sitia, GreeceSat, Jul 5, 6:56 AM GMT+3 · 8489 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
5. 3.717 km S of Sitia, GreeceSat, Jul 5, 6:23 AM GMT+3 · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
6. 4.128 km S of Sitia, GreeceFri, Jul 4, 5:35 PM GMT+3 · 8489 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
7. 3.96 km S of Sitia, GreeceFri, Jul 4, 5:10 PM GMT+3 · 8489 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
8. 3.714 km S of Sitia, GreeceWed, Jul 2, 11:44 PM GMT+3 · 8491 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
9. 3.687 km SSE of Ierápetra, GreeceWed, Jul 2, 7:45 AM GMT+3 · 8492 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
10. 4.044 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Jun 29, 2:08 PM GMT+3 · 8495 days ago · 66 km deep · 58 km away
11. 4.070 km SSE of Palekastro, GreeceSun, Jun 29, 12:49 PM GMT+3 · 8495 days ago · 63 km deep · 80 km away
12. 3.1Crete, GreeceThu, Jun 26, 3:31 PM GMT+3 · 8497 days ago · 59 km deep · 43 km away
13. 3.318 km N of Eloúnda, GreeceThu, Jun 26, 12:41 AM GMT+3 · 8498 days ago · 17 km deep · 38 km away
14. 3.325 km N of Eloúnda, GreeceThu, Jun 26, 12:06 AM GMT+3 · 8498 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
15. 4.166 km SE of Palekastro, GreeceMon, Jun 16, 3:22 PM GMT+3 · 8507 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2je. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.