Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 22 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 22 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece on Sat, Feb 21, 2004, 2:39 PM GMT+2 (12:39 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 72 km S of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-02-21 12:39:00 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.350° N, 22.940° 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
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.448 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8254 days ago · 30 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.222 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8254 days ago · 46 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 3.167 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8250 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.68 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8248 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.023 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8243 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.753 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8233 days ago · 43 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.941 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8228 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 4.772 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8221 days ago · 52 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 3.07 km NNW of Leonídio, Greece · 8219 days ago · 42 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.122 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 8213 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.421 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8209 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 3.456 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8209 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8206 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.228 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 8202 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 3.43 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 8269 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.050 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.316 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8272 days ago · 45 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.261 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8273 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.442 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8273 days ago · 19 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.136 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8282 days ago · 54 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmrf. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:30 PM UTC.