Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 33 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 33 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Jan 23, 2004, 7:30 AM GMT+2 (05:30 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.1 74 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-01-23 05:30:52 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.260° N, 23.310° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
198°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.348 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8284 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.442 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8273 days ago · 19 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.47 km SW of Atsipópoulo, Greece · 8266 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.3Crete, Greece · 8259 days ago · 39 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.448 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 8255 days ago · 30 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.6101 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8255 days ago · 37 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 3.666 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8252 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.167 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8250 days ago · 28 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.436 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8248 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.611 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8246 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.753 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8233 days ago · 43 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 6.174 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8233 days ago · 25 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.937 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 8232 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  15. 3.313 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8229 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8228 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.941 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8228 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.589 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8291 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.318 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 8295 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.120 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8300 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.42 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8302 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8311 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjg3. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:32 PM UTC.