Greece earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 3 km ESE of Thérmi, Greece

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 3 km ESE of Thérmi, Greece on Thu, May 22, 2003, 12:51 PM GMT+3 (09:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 7 km E of Tsarítsani, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-05-22 09:51:59 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.535° N, 23.054° 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 usp000bxu7. 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
205°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.91 km WSW of Plagiári, Greece · 8533 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 2.49 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8530 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.02 km WSW of Kilkís, Greece · 8529 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.49 km N of Sárti, Greece · 8526 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.27 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 8520 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.10 km SW of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8519 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.32 km E of Ágios Vasíleios, Greece · 8517 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 5.27 km E of Tsarítsani, Greece · 8515 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 2.57 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8515 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.610 km NNW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8515 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 2.59 km NNW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8515 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.19 km WNW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8515 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.810 km NNW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8515 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.99 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8515 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.313 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8515 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.18 km NNW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8515 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.12 km SE of Kampánis, Greece · 8511 days ago · 20 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.97 km SSW of Ormýlia, Greece · 8510 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.25 km SW of Néos Marmarás, Greece · 8507 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.715 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.916 km W of Chrysochórafa, Greece · 8501 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.96 km N of Kilkís, Greece · 8501 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 2.911 km NNE of Tsarítsani, Greece · 8501 days ago · 49 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 1.710 km E of Akriní, Greece · 8499 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.21 km S of Kampánis, Greece · 8499 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.86 km N of Palaiochóri, Greece · 8497 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  27. 2.17 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8480 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.19 km NW of Gónnoi, Greece · 8480 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.513 km SSW of Litóchoro, Greece · 8479 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 2.03 km WSW of Néa Sánta, Greece · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 2.46 km NE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.05 km NNE of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 8477 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.02 km SSW of Néoi Epivátes, Greece · 8475 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away

Before

  1. 1.92 km ESE of Néo Rýsi, Greece · 8533 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.59 km NW of Kilkís, Greece · 8534 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.3Macedonia region · 8534 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.52 km NNE of Mavrothálassa, Greece · 8539 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.17 km N of Gónnoi, Greece · 8541 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.97 km N of Gónnoi, Greece · 8543 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 2.37 km N of Gónnoi, Greece · 8543 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 2.58 km N of Gónnoi, Greece · 8549 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.010 km N of Gónnoi, Greece · 8549 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.28 km WNW of Mavrothálassa, Greece · 8550 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 2.47 km ENE of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 8552 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.36 km SW of Stathmós Mourión, Greece · 8563 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bxu7. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.