Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 48 km S of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 48 km S of Kýthira, Greece on Tue, Feb 24, 2004, 11:19 AM GMT+2 (09:19 UTC), 30 km (19 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 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-02-24 09:19:25 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.720° N, 23.070° 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 usp000cn19. 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
220°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.6101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8255 days ago · 37 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.222 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8255 days ago · 46 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.167 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8250 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.753 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8233 days ago · 43 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.313 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8229 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8229 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.941 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8229 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.772 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8222 days ago · 52 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.421 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.456 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8210 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 3.537 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8208 days ago · 26 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8206 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.422 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8258 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.316 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8272 days ago · 45 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.442 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8273 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cn19. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:27 AM UTC.