Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 43 km SSW of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 43 km SSW of Moíres, Greece on Sun, Dec 19, 2004, 7:13 PM GMT+2 (17:13 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 21 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-19 17:13:56 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.680° N, 24.710° 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 usp000db1a. 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
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.326 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7955 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.116 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7955 days ago · 39 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 3.328 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.721 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7950 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.711 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7946 days ago · 28 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7944 days ago · 21 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 3.555 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7944 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.5117 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7943 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 3.257 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7941 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.17 km NE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7941 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.311 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7937 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.723 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7925 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 3.53 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7925 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.845 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7924 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.710 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7921 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.613 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7912 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 3.019 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7901 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 3.410 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7898 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.688 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7960 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.714 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7962 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.414 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7963 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.317 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7964 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.213 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7966 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.533 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7966 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.543 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7969 days ago · 39 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 3.274 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7969 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.257 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7969 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 3.532 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7970 days ago · 25 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.543 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7970 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.143 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7973 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 3.433 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7974 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 3.40 km ESE of Gra Liyiá, Greece · 7976 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 4.151 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7976 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  16. 2.836 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7978 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.512 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7982 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 3.212 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7986 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.242 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7986 days ago · 74 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db1a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.