M3.7 earthquake 174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 174 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, Jan 22, 2004, 9:37 PM GMT+2 (19:37 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 central Mediterranean Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-22 19:37:14 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.260° N, 21.403° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 203°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.6101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8254 days ago · 37 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.776 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8234 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.9central Mediterranean Sea · 8229 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjf7. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:30 PM UTC.