M4.0 earthquake 82 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece on Fri, Jan 9, 2004, 6:49 AM GMT+2 (04:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.0 (ml), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-01-09 04:49:09 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.170° N, 20.200° 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
- 153°
- Stations used
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.4Ionian Sea · 8298 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.210 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8293 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.216 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8283 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.4Ionian Sea · 8281 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.444 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8276 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.532 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8262 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
Before
- 3.626 km SW of Katastárion, Greece · 8302 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.759 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.228 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8317 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.428 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8321 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.613 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8326 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000chg5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:29 PM UTC.