Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 78 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 78 km S of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Apr 23, 2004, 11:55 PM GMT+3 (20:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km NW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-23 20:55:38 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.110° N, 21.640° 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 usp000ct7x. 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
214°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.877 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.185 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.693 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8191 days ago · 45 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.273 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 23 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.071 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.886 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8188 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.573 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8186 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 4.58 km NW of Methóni, Greece · 8185 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.063 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8176 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.378 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8157 days ago · 27 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.329 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8155 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.28 km SSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8152 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 3.012 km SE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 8221 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.663 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8223 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.412 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8224 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ct7x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:23 AM UTC.