Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 44 km S of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 44 km S of Sykiá, Greece on Fri, Jan 3, 2003, 4:18 PM GMT+2 (14:18 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 34 km NW of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-01-03 14:18:11 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.640° N, 23.880° 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.

Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.08 km W of Skýros, Greece · 8666 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.320 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 8666 days ago · 45 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.011 km SW of Níkiti, Greece · 8664 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.422 km NNW of Skýros, Greece · 8652 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.429 km N of Kými, Greece · 8640 days ago · 40 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.914 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8640 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 4.121 km N of Skýros, Greece · 8634 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.424 km N of Skýros, Greece · 8634 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.025 km N of Skýros, Greece · 8632 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.245 km N of Patitírion, Greece · 8627 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 3.214 km SSE of Kassándreia, Greece · 8625 days ago · 52 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.331 km SE of Patitírion, Greece · 8624 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.339 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 8624 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.141 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 8624 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.334 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 8623 days ago · 34 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 3.125 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8623 days ago · 29 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.725 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8618 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.410 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 8616 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 3.99 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 8672 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.37 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 8672 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.27 km ENE of Néa Potídhaia, Greece · 8674 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.141 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 8676 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 3.244 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 8677 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.236 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 8677 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.333 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 8678 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.133 km NE of Skýros, Greece · 8680 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.321 km N of Skýros, Greece · 8681 days ago · 27 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.45 km SSW of Kassándreia, Greece · 8699 days ago · 27 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bn01. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.