Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 42 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Feb 6, 2004, 2:37 AM GMT+2 (00:37 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 50 km WSW of Kýthira, 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
2004-02-06 00:37:32 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.780° N, 22.870° 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 usp000ckgz. 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
215°, 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.261 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8274 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.316 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8273 days ago · 45 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8271 days ago · 16 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.43 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.422 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8259 days ago · 21 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 3.448 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8256 days ago · 30 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 3.6101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8256 days ago · 37 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.222 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8256 days ago · 46 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.167 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8251 days ago · 28 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.68 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8249 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8235 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 3.753 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8234 days ago · 43 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.9central Mediterranean Sea · 8230 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.313 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8230 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8230 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 2.941 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8230 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 4.772 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8222 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away

Before

  1. 3.533 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8288 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.589 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8293 days ago · 22 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.559 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8298 days ago · 24 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.558 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ckgz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:31 AM UTC.