Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 56 km W of Agios Georgis, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 56 km W of Agios Georgis, Greece on Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 9:45 AM GMT+2 (07:45 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 17 km NW of Acharávi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-22 07:45:19 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.740° N, 19.040° 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 usp000db6z. 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
311°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.218 km WNW of Gáïos, Greece · 7949 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.58 km SW of Ksamil, Albania · 7946 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.84 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7932 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.5Greece-Albania border region · 7924 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 3.33 km S of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7923 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.313 km SE of Orikum, Albania · 7911 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.419 km N of Himarë, Albania · 7909 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.323 km WSW of Himarë, Albania · 7906 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 4.417 km NW of Acharávi, Greece · 7904 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.225 km WNW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7957 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.513 km W of Himarë, Albania · 7970 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 3.56 km NE of Acharávi, Greece · 7971 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 4.15 km NW of Agios Georgis, Greece · 7971 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.48 km NNW of Kontokáli, Greece · 7971 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 4.219 km SSW of Himarë, Albania · 7971 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.61 km N of Corfu, Greece · 7974 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db6z. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:47 PM UTC.