Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake Ionian Sea

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck in the Ionian Sea on Wed, Jan 28, 2004, 4:02 PM GMT+2 (14:02 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 12 km SW 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
2004-01-28 14:02:48 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.620° N, 20.890° 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 usp000cjv3. 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
219°, 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: 31 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.09 km W of Pátra, Greece · 8279 days ago · 34 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.444 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8277 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 3.32 km NW of Lálas, Greece · 8277 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.05 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 8277 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.19 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.112 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8265 days ago · 24 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.37 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8265 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.532 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8263 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.410 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8260 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 3.22 km SE of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8260 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 3.21 km W of Vartholomió, Greece · 8259 days ago · 37 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 2.91 km NE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 8259 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.03 km NNE of Pelópi, Greece · 8259 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.44 km SSE of Karátoula, Greece · 8259 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 3.11 km SSW of Varvásaina, Greece · 8258 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.34 km S of Goúmero, Greece · 8258 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 3.611 km N of Kyllíni, Greece · 8257 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.316 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 8254 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.74 km NE of Valsamáta, Greece · 8252 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.14 km NE of Lálas, Greece · 8249 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 3.212 km N of Itháki, Greece · 8244 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 3.437 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8239 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 3.433 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8239 days ago · 18 km deep · 24 km away
  24. 3.06 km ENE of Lálas, Greece · 8237 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  25. 3.718 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 8235 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  26. 3.310 km SW of Póros, Greece · 8234 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 3.56 km WSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8231 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  28. 3.540 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8230 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 3.02 km ENE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8229 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 3.412 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8225 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  31. 3.424 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 8225 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.36 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 8282 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.33 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.25 km NNW of Paralía, Greece · 8284 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.216 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8284 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.26 km WNW of Paralía, Greece · 8285 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.34 km WNW of Royítika, Greece · 8285 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.511 km NNE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8285 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.610 km SSE of Galatás, Greece · 8285 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.08 km NW of Royítika, Greece · 8286 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.218 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8286 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.18 km WNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8290 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.410 km S of Galatás, Greece · 8293 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 3.45 km NNE of Plátanos, Greece · 8293 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 4.02 km NE of Lálas, Greece · 8293 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 3.06 km N of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8293 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 3.110 km S of Mesolóngi, Greece · 8293 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.210 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8294 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 3.29 km NNW of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 8294 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 3.41 km NE of Limnokhórion, Greece · 8297 days ago · 23 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.717 km NW of Itháki, Greece · 8297 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjv3. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:21 PM UTC.