Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 26 km SSE of Moíres, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 26 km SSE of Moíres, Greece on Mon, Dec 20, 2004, 8:47 PM GMT+2 (18:47 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 62 km S of Néa Anatolí, 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
2004-12-20 18:47:38 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.820° N, 24.960° 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 usp000db3x. 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
187°, 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.116 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7955 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.721 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7950 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.711 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7946 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7944 days ago · 21 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.555 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7944 days ago · 30 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.5117 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7943 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.257 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7941 days ago · 39 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.17 km NE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7941 days ago · 38 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.311 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7937 days ago · 23 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 3.723 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7925 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.53 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7925 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.845 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7924 days ago · 39 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 3.710 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7921 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.613 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7912 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 3.219 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7911 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.019 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7901 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.410 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7898 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 4.162 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7896 days ago · 41 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.343 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7956 days ago · 38 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 3.688 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7960 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.714 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7962 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.414 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7963 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.317 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7964 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 3.213 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7966 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.543 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7969 days ago · 39 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.257 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7969 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.543 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7970 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.143 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7973 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.433 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7974 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 3.429 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7975 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.40 km ESE of Gra Liyiá, Greece · 7976 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 4.151 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7976 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.011 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 7976 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.98 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 7976 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 3.421 km NE of Sísion, Greece · 7978 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.836 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7978 days ago · 19 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 3.512 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7982 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db3x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:49 AM UTC.