Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 2 km S of Kolympári, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km S of Kolympári, Greece on Wed, May 12, 2004, 8:17 AM GMT+3 (05:17 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-05-12 05:17:23 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.520° N, 23.780° 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
214°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.49 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8173 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.523 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8171 days ago · 15 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.4Crete, Greece · 8170 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.444 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8168 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.321 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8167 days ago · 20 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.913 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8166 days ago · 19 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.514 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8166 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.47 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 8166 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.149 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8163 days ago · 33 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 3.250 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8162 days ago · 48 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.556 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8153 days ago · 37 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 3.25 km SW of Vrýses, Greece · 8134 days ago · 35 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.64 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece · 8131 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.64 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8124 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.920 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8177 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.316 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 8186 days ago · 43 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.552 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8190 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.325 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8192 days ago · 32 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.128 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8192 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.29 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8199 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8206 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cutu. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.