Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 55 km N of Mouzourás, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 55 km N of Mouzourás, Greece on Wed, Dec 29, 2004, 8:29 PM GMT+2 (18:29 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 28 km WSW of Emporeío, 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
2004-12-29 18:29:10 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.040° N, 24.120° 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 usp000dc51. 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
112°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.240 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7946 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.428 km WSW of Emporeío, Greece · 7943 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.17 km NE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7942 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.816 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7935 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.140 km SW of Adámas, Greece · 7930 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.428 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7925 days ago · 25 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.342 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7906 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.312 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7900 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.054 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 7889 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 3.033 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7953 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.27 km WNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7958 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.446 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7967 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dc51. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:55 PM UTC.