Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 48 km SW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 48 km SW of Kastrí, Greece on Mon, Jan 26, 2004, 7:40 AM GMT+2 (05:40 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 74 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-01-26 05:40:57 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.540° N, 23.690° 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
308°, 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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.319 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 8267 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.453 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8266 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.3Crete, Greece · 8259 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.666 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8252 days ago · 14 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.436 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8249 days ago · 31 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 3.611 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8246 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 6.174 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8233 days ago · 25 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.937 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 8232 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.546 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8224 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.533 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8287 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.555 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 8291 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.531 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 8297 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 4.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8300 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.42 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8302 days ago · 20 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjpx. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.