Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 26 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 26 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece on Sat, Jan 31, 2004, 10:03 PM GMT+2 (20:03 UTC), 45 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 65 km NNW of Karpathos, 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
2004-01-31 20:03:09 UTC
Depth
45.0 km (28.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.550° N, 26.790° 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 usp000ck48. 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
161°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.165 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8271 days ago · 25 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.828 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 8271 days ago · 51 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 3.266 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8271 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.327 km SW of Kéfalos, Greece · 8269 days ago · 144 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 8260 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.433 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8257 days ago · 38 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 3.127 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8252 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.264 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 8242 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 4.553 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8232 days ago · 119 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 2.725 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8230 days ago · 57 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.337 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8285 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.253 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8291 days ago · 31 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 4.053 km WSW of Émponas, Greece · 8291 days ago · 23 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 4.018 km W of Émponas, Greece · 8304 days ago · 94 km deep · 87 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ck48. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC.