M2.9 earthquake 9 km E of Ermióni, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 9 km E of Ermióni, Greece on Sun, Jan 4, 2004, 10:27 AM GMT+2 (08:27 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 1 km SE of Xylókastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-04 08:27:50 UTC
- Depth
- 45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.400° N, 23.350° 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
- 227°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.87 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 8305 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.313 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 8301 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.19 km NNE of Káto Dhiminió, Greece · 8298 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.95 km WSW of Asopía, Greece · 8294 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.63 km E of Xylókastro, Greece · 8285 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.72 km WSW of Xylókastro, Greece · 8283 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.87 km SSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 8273 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.43 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 8268 days ago · 16 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.412 km WNW of Trípoli, Greece · 8268 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.91 km SE of Xylókastro, Greece · 8261 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.58 km NE of Erythrés, Greece · 8253 days ago · 34 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.82 km SW of Xylókastro, Greece · 8252 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.38 km SW of Asopía, Greece · 8250 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.75 km ENE of Vília, Greece · 8249 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.68 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8248 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
Before
- 2.56 km WSW of Avlónas, Greece · 8307 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.80 km SSW of Ayía Triás, Greece · 8309 days ago · 18 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.04 km W of Moúlki, Greece · 8318 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.314 km ENE of Perachóra, Greece · 8319 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.67 km NE of Loutráki, Greece · 8319 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.61 km N of Néa Filadélfeia, Greece · 8322 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.016 km WNW of Neméa, Greece · 8335 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ch2m. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.