Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake Ionian Sea

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in the Ionian Sea on Mon, Jan 12, 2004, 3:54 AM GMT+2 (01:54 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 57 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-12 01:54:42 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.890° N, 20.510° 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 usp000chq4. 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
222°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33 km WNW of Pelópi, Greece · 8298 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 4.014 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8297 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.23 km E of Lápas, Greece · 8297 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.717 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8297 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.41 km NE of Limnokhórion, Greece · 8297 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.29 km NNW of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8294 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 4.210 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8294 days ago · 18 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.110 km S of Mesolóngi, Greece · 8294 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.06 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8294 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.410 km S of Galatás, Greece · 8293 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 3.18 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8290 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 3.216 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8285 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.33 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.36 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 8283 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.4Ionian Sea · 8282 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 3.444 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8277 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.417 km SSW of Lefkáda, Greece · 8275 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.19 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 4.112 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8265 days ago · 24 km deep · 29 km away
  20. 3.37 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8265 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 3.532 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8263 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  22. 3.410 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8260 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 3.21 km W of Vartholomió, Greece · 8259 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  24. 3.03 km NNE of Pelópi, Greece · 8259 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 3.44 km SSE of Karátoula, Greece · 8259 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  26. 3.11 km SSW of Varvásaina, Greece · 8258 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  27. 3.34 km S of Goúmero, Greece · 8258 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 3.611 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 8258 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.74 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece · 8252 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 3.212 km N of Itháki, Greece · 8244 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 3.437 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8240 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  32. 4.457 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8239 days ago · 43 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 4.082 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8302 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.626 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 3.27 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 8306 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.21 km SSW of Goúmero, Greece · 8308 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.320 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8310 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.410 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8310 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.47 km WSW of Kyllíni, Greece · 8311 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.519 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8315 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.759 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8315 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.612 km WNW of Sámi, Greece · 8315 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 3.24 km SSW of Goúmero, Greece · 8316 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.714 km NNW of Itháki, Greece · 8316 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.22 km S of Goúmero, Greece · 8316 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.018 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8317 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 3.228 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8319 days ago · 15 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 3.413 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8320 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 3.428 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8322 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  18. 3.35 km ESE of Sámi, Greece · 8327 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 3.613 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8327 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chq4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC.