Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 4 km SSW of Agía Varvára, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Agía Varvára, Greece on Fri, Jan 16, 2004, 6:14 AM GMT+2 (04:14 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 24 km S of Moíres, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-16 04:14:10 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.100° N, 24.990° 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 usp000chzd. 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
216°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.936 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8298 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 3.555 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 8295 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.684 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8295 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.36 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8292 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.713 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8291 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.518 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 8279 days ago · 20 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 4.024 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8277 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.833 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8277 days ago · 37 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.741 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8277 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.840 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8277 days ago · 34 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.218 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8274 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.319 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8271 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.47 km SW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8270 days ago · 37 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.3Crete, Greece · 8264 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 3.016 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 8262 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 3.23 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 8252 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.611 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8251 days ago · 23 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 3.34 km NNW of Tympáki, Greece · 8244 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 3.340 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8239 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 3.318 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.22 km NW of Tympáki, Greece · 8300 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.531 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 8301 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.228 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8304 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.42 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8306 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.830 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8309 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.241 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.9Crete, Greece · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.354 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.446 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.975 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8313 days ago · 24 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.04 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8316 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 4.351 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8316 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.38 km SSE of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8318 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.288 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8318 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.224 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8323 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 2.934 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8325 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.465 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8325 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 3.342 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8326 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.43 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8327 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chzd. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:18 AM UTC.