Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 2 km NNW of Chóra, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km NNW of Chóra, Greece on Mon, Dec 20, 2004, 4:22 PM GMT+2 (14:22 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 44 km W of Filiatrá, 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
2004-12-20 14:22:14 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.070° N, 21.710° 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 usp000db3f. 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
196°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.34 km ENE of Filiatrá, Greece · 7955 days ago · 50 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.944 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7954 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 4.0southern Greece · 7952 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.543 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7951 days ago · 17 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.24 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7949 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.714 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7942 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.1southern Greece · 7941 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 4.344 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7937 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.210 km SE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7937 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.650 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7937 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7936 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.312 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7936 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 3.014 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7934 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.213 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7934 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.551 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7926 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 3.542 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7920 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 3.53 km SSW of Langádhia, Greece · 7919 days ago · 20 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 3.410 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.25 km NW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 3.05 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.85 km NW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 3.211 km N of Kopanáki, Greece · 7919 days ago · 55 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 3.47 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 3.310 km E of Lálas, Greece · 7919 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 4.05 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 3.85 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 4.03 km NNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 3.21 km N of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.82 km NNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 3.53 km NNE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 3.24 km NNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.36 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 25 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 3.04 km NE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7918 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 3.782 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7913 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  35. 3.337 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7912 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  36. 3.833 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7911 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 3.475 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7910 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 3.659 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7910 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 3.656 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7910 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  40. 3.29 km W of Karyés, Greece · 7908 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  41. 3.411 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7906 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  42. 2.816 km NNW of Magoúla, Greece · 7905 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 3.28 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7903 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 3.560 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7901 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 3.45 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7900 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 3.529 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7896 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 3.410 km NW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7896 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.420 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7956 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7956 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.418 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7959 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.050 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7963 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.214 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7963 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.414 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7967 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.347 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7968 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.441 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7969 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.813 km ENE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 7974 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.11 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7974 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.62 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 7976 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.845 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7976 days ago · 18 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.746 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7977 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.746 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7977 days ago · 18 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 4.613 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7977 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  16. 3.115 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7979 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 3.211 km NNE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 7980 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db3f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.