Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 35 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 35 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Jan 9, 2004, 9:00 PM GMT+2 (19:00 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-01-09 19:00:40 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.800° N, 26.040° 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
234°, 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 21 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.228 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8300 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.320 km S of Fry, Greece · 8299 days ago · 56 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.936 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8293 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.684 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8291 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.36 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8288 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.518 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 8274 days ago · 20 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.833 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 37 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.741 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.840 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8272 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.320 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8270 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.218 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.047 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8269 days ago · 27 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.943 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8264 days ago · 31 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 3.0104 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8263 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 3.016 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 8258 days ago · 24 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 3.071 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8253 days ago · 30 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.23 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 8248 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 3.216 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8241 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.338 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8300 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.830 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8304 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.336 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8304 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.241 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8305 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.9Crete, Greece · 8307 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.354 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8307 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.446 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.683 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8308 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 3.975 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8309 days ago · 24 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.04 km NE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8311 days ago · 21 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 3.694 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8313 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.38 km SSE of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8314 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 3.379 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8318 days ago · 25 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 3.224 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8319 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 3.036 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 8319 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 3.333 km W of Fry, Greece · 8320 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.934 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8321 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.465 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8321 days ago · 35 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.342 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8321 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 3.43 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8322 days ago · 23 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chha. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:54 PM UTC.