Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 36 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 36 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, Jan 5, 2004, 3:19 PM GMT+2 (13:19 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 36 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-05 13:19:03 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.830° N, 26.080° 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 usp000ch6r. 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
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.830 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8304 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.338 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8300 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 3.135 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8300 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.320 km S of Fry, Greece · 8300 days ago · 56 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.936 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8294 days ago · 32 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 3.684 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8291 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.25 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8290 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.36 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8288 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.833 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.741 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.840 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 34 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.320 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8270 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.218 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.047 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8270 days ago · 27 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.943 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8264 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.0104 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8263 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 3.016 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 8258 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.071 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8253 days ago · 30 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 3.23 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 8248 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.241 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.9Crete, Greece · 8307 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.354 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.446 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.683 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8308 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.975 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8309 days ago · 24 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.04 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8311 days ago · 21 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.694 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8313 days ago · 24 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.38 km SSE of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8314 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.253 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8314 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.379 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8318 days ago · 25 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.224 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8319 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.036 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8319 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.333 km W of Fry, Greece · 8320 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.465 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8321 days ago · 35 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.43 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8322 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.920 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8327 days ago · 39 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 4.338 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8331 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 3.434 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8331 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 3.382 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8332 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ch6r. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:37 AM UTC.