Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 53 km SW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Mar 17, 2004, 5:38 AM GMT+2 (03:38 UTC), 43 km (27 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
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-17 03:38:41 UTC
Depth
43.0 km (26.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.770° N, 22.620° 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 usp000cq4v. 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
182°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.9central Mediterranean Sea · 8229 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8229 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.941 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8229 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.772 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8222 days ago · 52 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.421 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.456 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8209 days ago · 34 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8206 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.878 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8195 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.877 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.185 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.693 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8191 days ago · 45 km deep · 51 km away
  13. 3.552 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8190 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.273 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 3.071 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 3.886 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8188 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 3.573 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8186 days ago · 19 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8177 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.063 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8176 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.776 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8234 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 3.167 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8250 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.222 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8255 days ago · 46 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 3.6101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8255 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.448 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8255 days ago · 30 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.422 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8258 days ago · 21 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cq4v. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.