M3.5 earthquake 73 km S of Lithakiá, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 73 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Mon, Sep 6, 2004, 2:22 AM GMT+3 (23:22 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 51 km SSW 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
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2004-09-05 23:22:56 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.060° N, 20.720° 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 usp000d3pb. 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
- 255°, 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 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.634 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8060 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.658 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8059 days ago · 13 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.310 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 8056 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.684 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8055 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.443 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8054 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.765 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8053 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.238 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8052 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.42 km SE of Kardamás, Greece · 8052 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.46 km E of Pýlos, Greece · 8046 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.230 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8037 days ago · 38 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.440 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8036 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.49 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8032 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.751 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8032 days ago · 29 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.414 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8032 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.74 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8026 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.331 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8026 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.38 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8025 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.75 km NNW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8023 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.44 km WSW of Savália, Greece · 8016 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.834 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8008 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
Before
- 3.538 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8063 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.26 km NW of Zacháro, Greece · 8065 days ago · 20 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.28 km W of Zacháro, Greece · 8066 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.4Ionian Sea · 8067 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.277 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8068 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.470 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8068 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.756 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8071 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.015 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8072 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.29 km NW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 8074 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.617 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8078 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.235 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8083 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d3pb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC.