Greece earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 130 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 130 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Thu, Feb 5, 2004, 2:08 PM GMT+2 (12:08 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 87 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-02-05 12:08:21 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.870° N, 26.100° 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
176°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.047 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8269 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.0104 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8263 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.071 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8253 days ago · 30 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.584 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8229 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 3.2108 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8228 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.165 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8226 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.687 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.750 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 4.075 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 4.0103 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8223 days ago · 21 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.5127 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8222 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.2104 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8216 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.684 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8291 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.596 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ckf7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC.