Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 18 km W of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 18 km W of Émponas, Greece on Tue, Jan 6, 2004, 3:33 PM GMT+2 (13:33 UTC), 94 km (58 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 65 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-06 13:33:45 UTC
Depth
94.1 km (58.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.203° N, 27.656° 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 usp000ch9n. 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
77°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.053 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8291 days ago · 23 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.253 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8291 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 3.337 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8285 days ago · 14 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.751 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 8281 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.426 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8278 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.310 km WSW of Kremastí, Greece · 8276 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 5.165 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8271 days ago · 25 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.828 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8271 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.266 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8271 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 3.327 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8269 days ago · 144 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8260 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.1Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8259 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.65 km ENE of Archángelos, Greece · 8254 days ago · 58 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.611 km WSW of Sarigerme, Turkey · 8254 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.127 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8252 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.356 km ESE of Archángelos, Greece · 8244 days ago · 33 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 4.221 km SSW of Émponas, Greece · 8307 days ago · 70 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.425 km SSW of Datça, Turkey · 8309 days ago · 98 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.122 km WSW of Sými, Greece · 8320 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.920 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 8323 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.840 km SE of Lárdos, Greece · 8331 days ago · 42 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ch9n. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:25 AM UTC.