Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake southern Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 5:32 PM GMT+2 (15:32 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 14 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2003-12-04 15:32:30 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.590° N, 21.770° 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
162°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 69 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 69.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cegv. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:21 PM UTC.