Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 56 km S of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 56 km S of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Apr 9, 2004, 6:52 PM GMT+3 (15:52 UTC), 34 km (21 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 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-04-09 15:52:42 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.640° N, 23.000° 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
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.537 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8207 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8206 days ago · 20 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 3.693 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8191 days ago · 45 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.552 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8190 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.273 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 23 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.071 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.886 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8188 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.573 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8186 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8177 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.42 km S of Kolympári, Greece · 8177 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.523 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8171 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 3.4Crete, Greece · 8170 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 3.444 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8168 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.321 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8167 days ago · 20 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 3.149 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8163 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.250 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8162 days ago · 48 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.330 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 8155 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.556 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8153 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  21. 3.7110 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8151 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.421 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8210 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 4.772 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8221 days ago · 52 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 2.941 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8228 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8228 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 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 · 37 km away
  7. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cs31. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:28 PM UTC.