Greece earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 102 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 102 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, Apr 20, 2004, 2:00 AM GMT+3 (23:00 UTC), 28 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 86 km S of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
2004-04-19 23:00:42 UTC
Depth
28.4 km (17.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.158° N, 26.161° 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
57°
Stations used
240

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.583 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8196 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.231 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8194 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.273 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8193 days ago · 45 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.6101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8189 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.0101 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8185 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.255 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8185 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.586 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8174 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.32 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8167 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.248 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8155 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.162 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8153 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.634 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8150 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.466 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8150 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 3.191 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8205 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.691 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8211 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.2104 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8217 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 3.5127 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8222 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 4.0103 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8223 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.075 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 26 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.750 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 4.687 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.165 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8226 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.2108 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8228 days ago · 39 km deep · 69 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000csyb. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:34 AM UTC.