Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 23 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 23 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece on Thu, Apr 8, 2004, 12:54 AM GMT+3 (21:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 28 km SW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-07 21:54:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.070° N, 23.940° 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 usp000cry6. 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
182°, 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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.029 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8213 days ago · 29 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.537 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8210 days ago · 26 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.032 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8206 days ago · 58 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.29 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8202 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 4.128 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8195 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.325 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8195 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.316 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 8189 days ago · 43 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8186 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8180 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.42 km S of Kolympári, Greece · 8180 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.49 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8177 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.523 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8174 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.4Crete, Greece · 8174 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.913 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8170 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 3.514 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8170 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 3.836 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8169 days ago · 26 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.47 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 8169 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 3.149 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8166 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.250 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8165 days ago · 48 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.248 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8224 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.546 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8227 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.733 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8231 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.941 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8231 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8232 days ago · 26 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.313 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8232 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 3.937 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 8235 days ago · 30 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 6.174 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8236 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.340 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8237 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.34 km NNW of Tympáki, Greece · 8242 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cry6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC.