Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 44 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 44 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece on Thu, May 20, 2004, 9:49 PM GMT+3 (18:49 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-05-20 18:49:44 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.960° N, 23.420° 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
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.321 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8167 days ago · 20 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.330 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 8155 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.556 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8153 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.015 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 8150 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.25 km SW of Vrýses, Greece · 8134 days ago · 35 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.64 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece · 8131 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.225 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8127 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.432 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 3.329 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.228 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.329 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.223 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.920 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  15. 3.128 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 3.028 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8119 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 3.325 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8117 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.127 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8115 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8114 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 3.134 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8114 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 3.4Crete, Greece · 8170 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.523 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8171 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.42 km S of Kolympári, Greece · 8177 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8177 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.552 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8190 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cvpy. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC.