M4.0 earthquake 87 km S of Kastrí, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 87 km S of Kastrí, Greece on Wed, May 12, 2004, 11:53 PM GMT+3 (20:53 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 Crete, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (md), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-05-12 20:53:04 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.050° N, 24.170° 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
- 269°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 24
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.913 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8167 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.514 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8167 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.836 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8166 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.47 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 8166 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.1Crete, Greece · 8141 days ago · 55 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.751 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8138 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.5139 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 8131 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.130 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 8127 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.64 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8124 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cuvs. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC.