Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 2 km S of Lithakiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 2 km S of Lithakiá, Greece on Sat, Dec 11, 2004, 1:40 PM GMT+2 (11:40 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 62 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-11 11:40:53 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.700° N, 20.830° 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 usp000dafk. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
141°
Stations used
90

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.214 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7964 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.919 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7964 days ago · 14 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 3.418 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7959 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 4.019 km S of Valsamáta, Greece · 7956 days ago · 33 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.34 km ENE of Filiatrá, Greece · 7955 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.322 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7948 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 3.621 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7946 days ago · 23 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.671 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7945 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.45 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7943 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.58 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7940 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 4.344 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7937 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.31 km ENE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7937 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 3.650 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7937 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7937 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.312 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7936 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 3.014 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7934 days ago · 17 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 3.213 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 7934 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.850 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7928 days ago · 41 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.551 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7926 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 3.613 km SE of Itháki, Greece · 7926 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  21. 3.551 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7921 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 3.542 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7920 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 3.410 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.211 km N of Kopanáki, Greece · 7919 days ago · 55 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.47 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7919 days ago · 27 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 3.310 km E of Lálas, Greece · 7919 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 5.762 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7914 days ago · 32 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 3.782 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7913 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 3.337 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7913 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 3.475 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7910 days ago · 39 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 3.347 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7968 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 3.22 km NE of Ovriá, Greece · 7969 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.441 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7969 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.53 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 7973 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.728 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7974 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 3.813 km ENE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 7974 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.11 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7974 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.62 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 7976 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.115 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7979 days ago · 16 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 3.824 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7979 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 2.97 km NNE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 7989 days ago · 38 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.25 km E of Zacháro, Greece · 7989 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.212 km SW of Argostólion, Greece · 7991 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 3.31 km NNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7994 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dafk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC.