Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 47 km WSW of Émponas, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 47 km WSW of Émponas, Greece on Thu, Jul 1, 2004, 10:13 AM GMT+3 (07:13 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.6 15 km NE of Datça, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-07-01 07:13:28 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.050° N, 27.380° 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 usp000czav. 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

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Station coverage gap
125°
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: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 125.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000czav. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.