M3.0 earthquake 16 km NE of Sykiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Sykiá, Greece on Fri, Jul 18, 2003, 8:25 AM GMT+3 (05:25 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 10 km S of Messíni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-07-18 05:25:38 UTC
- Depth
- 21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.870° N, 23.070° 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
- 219°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.519 km E of Póros, Greece · 8472 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.33 km NW of Arfará, Greece · 8457 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.24 km SSW of Karyés, Greece · 8457 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.510 km S of Messíni, Greece · 8435 days ago · 32 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.56 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8418 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.06 km ENE of Meligalás, Greece · 8416 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c2t6. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.