Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 89 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 89 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Jan 18, 2004, 12:56 PM GMT+2 (10:56 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 50 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Chaniá forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-01-18 10:56:23 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.440° N, 22.510° 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
250°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.533 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8287 days ago · 31 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.442 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8273 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.316 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8272 days ago · 45 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.448 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8255 days ago · 30 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.6101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8255 days ago · 37 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 3.167 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8250 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 3.753 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8233 days ago · 43 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 3.558 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8302 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.34 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8304 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.7153 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8305 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8311 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.782 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 4.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8313 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.273 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8319 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8320 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.121 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8320 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cj5y. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:55 PM UTC.