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M6.1 earthquake 74 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 74 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece on Wed, Mar 17, 2004, 7:21 AM GMT+2 (05:21 UTC), 25 km (15 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.1 (mwb), strong
Local time: Wed, Mar 17, 2004, 7:21 AM GMT+2
UTC: 2004-03-17 05:21:00 UTC
Depth: 24.5 km (15.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.589° N, 23.326° 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting: Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1: Strike 82°, dip 80°, rake 177°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 172°, dip 87°, rake 10°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Station coverage gap: 47°
Stations used: 656

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 3.1 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cq54 (also filed as gcmtc031704c, gcmt20040317052100, iscgem7312135). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:51 AM UTC.