Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 39 km SW of Gáïos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 39 km SW of Gáïos, Greece on Wed, Jan 21, 2004, 7:22 PM GMT+2 (17:22 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 57 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-01-21 17:22:53 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.990° N, 19.810° 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
168°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.5Ionian Sea · 8288 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.414 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8279 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.28 km ESE of Párga, Greece · 8278 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.417 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8274 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.54 km NNE of Corfu, Greece · 8272 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.614 km WNW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8258 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.45 km N of Filippiáda, Greece · 8251 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.212 km N of Itháki, Greece · 8243 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.457 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8238 days ago · 43 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.817 km W of Lefkáda, Greece · 8238 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.718 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 8234 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.327 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8232 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 3.336 km WSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8232 days ago · 23 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 3.23 km NE of Thesprotikó, Greece · 8231 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.15 km WNW of Préveza, Greece · 8290 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.717 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8295 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.014 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8296 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.27 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 8305 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 3.320 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8309 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.515 km W of Préveza, Greece · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.519 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8313 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 3.612 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 8314 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.714 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8315 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjdf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.