M3.2 earthquake 36 km SW of Thymianá, Greece
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 36 km SW of Thymianá, Greece on Sat, Dec 20, 2003, 3:15 AM GMT+2 (01:15 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 16 km ESE of Alaçatı, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-12-20 01:15:27 UTC
- Depth
- 56.0 km (34.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.100° N, 25.810° 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
- 98°
- 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.325 km N of Psará, Greece · 8316 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.226 km N of Psará, Greece · 8316 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.118 km N of Psará, Greece · 8316 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.13 km WNW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 8313 days ago · 35 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.47 km ENE of Karaburun, Turkey · 8308 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.94 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.16 km NE of Karaburun, Turkey · 8307 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.616 km ESE of Alaçatı, Turkey · 8306 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfmc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 PM UTC.