Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake Crete, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in Crete, Greece on Sat, Jan 3, 2004, 12:12 AM GMT+2 (22:12 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.9 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-01-02 22:12:08 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.890° N, 25.690° 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
124°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 30 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.241 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.336 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8304 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.830 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8304 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.596 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.135 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.228 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8300 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.22 km NW of Tympáki, Greece · 8295 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.64 km SSW of Agía Varvára, Greece · 8294 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.936 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8293 days ago · 32 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.684 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8291 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.36 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8288 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 3.713 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8287 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.518 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 8274 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 4.024 km S of Moíres, Greece · 8273 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.833 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.741 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 31 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.840 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 34 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.218 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 3.047 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8269 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.943 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8264 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 3.016 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 8258 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 3.071 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8253 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  23. 3.23 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 8248 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 3.354 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.446 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.683 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8308 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.975 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8309 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.04 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8311 days ago · 21 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 4.351 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.694 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8313 days ago · 24 km deep · 81 km away
  8. 3.38 km SSE of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8314 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 3.288 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8314 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.390 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8314 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.253 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8314 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.379 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8318 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.224 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8319 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.289 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8319 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 3.333 km W of Fry, Greece · 8320 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.934 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8321 days ago · 43 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 3.465 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8321 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.342 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8321 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.43 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8322 days ago · 23 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 3.920 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8327 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cgws. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.