Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 101 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 101 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Mon, May 3, 2004, 5:12 PM GMT+3 (14:12 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 34 km S of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-03 14:12:06 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.260° N, 26.370° 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 usp000cu36. 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
291°, 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.255 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8185 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.32 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8168 days ago · 18 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.541 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8165 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.248 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8155 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.162 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8153 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 3.634 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8150 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.466 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8150 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.587 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8131 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.476 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8130 days ago · 24 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.398 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8129 days ago · 24 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.6101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8190 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.273 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8193 days ago · 45 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.231 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8194 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.583 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 8196 days ago · 28 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.4102 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8199 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.191 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8205 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 3.691 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8211 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cu36. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC.