Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 21 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 21 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Apr 9, 2004, 11:28 AM GMT+3 (08:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 45 km E of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-09 08:28:27 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.110° N, 23.220° 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 usp000cs2c. 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
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.456 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8210 days ago · 34 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8206 days ago · 20 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 3.228 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 8203 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 3.552 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8190 days ago · 19 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 3.273 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.071 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.573 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8187 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8177 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.42 km S of Kolympári, Greece · 8177 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 3.523 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8171 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 3.4Crete, Greece · 8171 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.444 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8169 days ago · 13 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 3.321 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8167 days ago · 20 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 3.330 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 8156 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 3.556 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8153 days ago · 37 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 3.015 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 8151 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.122 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 8213 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 4.772 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8222 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.941 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8229 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8229 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.313 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8229 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.753 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8233 days ago · 43 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cs2c. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.