Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 52 km N of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 52 km N of Kolympári, Greece on Thu, Apr 29, 2004, 12:09 AM GMT+3 (21:09 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 36 km W of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-04-28 21:09:37 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.010° N, 23.680° 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
153°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.151 km SSW of Folégandros, Greece · 8188 days ago · 60 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  3. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8177 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.42 km S of Kolympári, Greece · 8177 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.523 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8171 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.4Crete, Greece · 8170 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.444 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8168 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.321 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8167 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.330 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 8155 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.556 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8153 days ago · 37 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.25 km SW of Vrýses, Greece · 8134 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.64 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece · 8131 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8206 days ago · 20 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.456 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8209 days ago · 34 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.421 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8209 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ctpk. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:32 PM UTC.