Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 32 km W of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 32 km W of Kastrí, Greece on Mon, Dec 6, 2004, 8:17 AM GMT+2 (06:17 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 104 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-06 06:17:07 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.840° N, 23.730° 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 usp000da5u. 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
249°, 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: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.274 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7969 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.543 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7969 days ago · 39 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.533 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7967 days ago · 29 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 4.176 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7964 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.414 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7964 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.115 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7961 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7960 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 3.27 km WNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7957 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.343 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7957 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.328 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 3.347 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.033 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7952 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.240 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7945 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.634 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7944 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7944 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.17 km NE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7941 days ago · 38 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.311 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7938 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.816 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7934 days ago · 33 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.181 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7933 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 3.53 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7925 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.845 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7924 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  22. 3.710 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7921 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  23. 3.856 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7918 days ago · 22 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.7104 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7917 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.613 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7912 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.512 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7983 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.212 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7986 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.425 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7987 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.222 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7993 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.42 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 8000 days ago · 15 km deep · 35 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000da5u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:46 AM UTC.