Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 29 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 29 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece on Sun, Dec 5, 2004, 8:36 PM GMT+2 (18:36 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 26 km S of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-05 18:36:52 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.400° N, 22.890° 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 usp000da4d. 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
168°
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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.446 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7967 days ago · 16 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.227 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7967 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.050 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7963 days ago · 52 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.132 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 7955 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 2.837 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 7955 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 3.238 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 7954 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.929 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 7954 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 3.033 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7953 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.240 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7945 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 3.464 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7934 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 3.625 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 7925 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 4.526 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7925 days ago · 31 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 2.820 km SSW of Spétses, Greece · 7918 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 2.916 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 7913 days ago · 19 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 3.641 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7973 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 2.88 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 7984 days ago · 20 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.271 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7991 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.014 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 7994 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.348 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8000 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000da4d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:48 PM UTC.