M3.0 earthquake 32 km NE of Sykiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 32 km NE of Sykiá, Greece on Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 9:47 PM GMT+3 (18:47 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 21 km SSE of Géfyra, 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, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-09-30 18:47:04 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.950° N, 23.220° 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 usp000c95z. 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
- 230°, 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.321 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 8386 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.426 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8376 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.230 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8359 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.330 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8353 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c95z. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.