Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 59 km N of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 59 km N of Sitia, Greece on Sat, Oct 25, 2003, 1:54 PM GMT+3 (10:54 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 5 km SE of Mália, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-10-25 10:54:47 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.740° N, 26.030° 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 usp000cb7w. 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
238°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.227 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 4.060 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8372 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.45 km SE of Mália, Greece · 8371 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.620 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 8370 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.949 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 8344 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.720 km SSE of Sitia, Greece · 8342 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.534 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8340 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.339 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8334 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.920 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8328 days ago · 39 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 3.920 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8323 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.43 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8322 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 3.238 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8322 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 3.333 km W of Fry, Greece · 8320 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.036 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8319 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.311 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8378 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 3.356 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8379 days ago · 26 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.87 km S of Mokhós, Greece · 8382 days ago · 22 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.054 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8383 days ago · 26 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.337 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8385 days ago · 22 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.310 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8386 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.131 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 8387 days ago · 30 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.445 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8393 days ago · 22 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.149 km ESE of Emporeío, Greece · 8395 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 3.944 km NW of Fry, Greece · 8397 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.318 km W of Fry, Greece · 8399 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.32 km NW of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 8401 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.830 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8402 days ago · 26 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cb7w. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.