Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 15 km N of Néa Stíra, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 15 km N of Néa Stíra, Greece on Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 8:43 AM GMT+2 (06:43 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 1 km NNE of Politiká, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-22 06:43:09 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.320° N, 24.230° 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 usp000db6v. 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
265°, 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: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.05 km S of Politiká, Greece · 7954 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.10 km SW of Rodópoli, Greece · 7952 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 2.614 km NNE of Psachná, Greece · 7952 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.65 km SSE of Politiká, Greece · 7951 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.037 km SE of Skýros, Greece · 7947 days ago · 38 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 3.328 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 7945 days ago · 44 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.830 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 7942 days ago · 31 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.55 km E of Néa Artáki, Greece · 7942 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.52 km NW of Kastélla, Greece · 7937 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.94 km SSE of Politiká, Greece · 7935 days ago · 30 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.826 km E of Lávrio, Greece · 7933 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.825 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 7926 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.62 km SW of Politiká, Greece · 7926 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.614 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7924 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 2.919 km SW of Skópelos, Greece · 7923 days ago · 30 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.632 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 7922 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 3.115 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7921 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.55 km NNE of Loukísia, Greece · 7921 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.93 km WNW of Kastélla, Greece · 7913 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  20. 2.55 km WSW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7907 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 3.322 km W of Psará, Greece · 7907 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.59 km WSW of Vília, Greece · 7905 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.58 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7905 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 4.11 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 7902 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 3.16 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 7902 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 2.62 km WSW of Politiká, Greece · 7901 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.817 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7959 days ago · 31 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.315 km NNW of Mantoúdi, Greece · 7962 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.12 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 7967 days ago · 31 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.510 km SW of Kaparéllion, Greece · 7969 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 2.65 km NNE of Magoúla, Greece · 7970 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.07 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 7970 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.22 km NE of Magoúla, Greece · 7970 days ago · 24 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.65 km WNW of Thívai, Greece · 7970 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.96 km N of Dhrosiá, Greece · 7971 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.52 km NNW of Áyioi Apóstoloi, Greece · 7984 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db6v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.