Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 21 km S of Emporeío, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 21 km S of Emporeío, Greece on Sun, Mar 21, 2004, 9:20 PM GMT+2 (19:20 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 31 km E of Emporeío, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-21 19:20:37 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.160° N, 25.440° 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 usp000cqjs. 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
109°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.027 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 8219 days ago · 34 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.421 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8210 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.229 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8210 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.229 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8209 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.519 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.022 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.327 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.031 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.120 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 28 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.227 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.028 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8207 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.529 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8205 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 3.037 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8204 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.151 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 8189 days ago · 60 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.336 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 8177 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 3.26 km ENE of Mesariá, Greece · 8177 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 4.131 km E of Emporeío, Greece · 8176 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away

Before

  1. 4.553 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8232 days ago · 119 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.436 km NNE of Sitia, Greece · 8234 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.264 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 8242 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqjs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:26 AM UTC.