Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake southern Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck in southern Greece on Fri, Dec 19, 2003, 11:51 AM GMT+2 (09:51 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 50 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2003-12-19 09:51:25 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.030° N, 21.790° 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
56°
Stations used
163

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8321 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8319 days ago · 25 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.444 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8318 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 4.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8313 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.782 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.7153 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8305 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.558 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8302 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.559 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8297 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.589 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8291 days ago · 22 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.7174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8287 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.136 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8282 days ago · 54 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.30 km NW of Pýlos, Greece · 8277 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.261 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8273 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 3.316 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8272 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 3.050 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 3.738 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8263 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 3.376 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8322 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.5133 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8326 days ago · 59 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.348 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8326 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.0118 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8327 days ago · 21 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.330 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.245 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8340 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.747 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8341 days ago · 28 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfj8. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:31 PM UTC.