Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 66 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 66 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Feb 26, 2004, 7:18 PM GMT+2 (17:18 UTC), 14 km (9 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
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-02-26 17:18:46 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.690° N, 23.360° 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
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.436 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8249 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 3.611 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8246 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8234 days ago · 27 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 6.174 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8233 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.937 km S of Palaióchora, Greece · 8232 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8228 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.248 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8221 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.123 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8211 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.296 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8209 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.537 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8207 days ago · 26 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 3.29 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8199 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.3Crete, Greece · 8259 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.453 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8266 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cnd5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:22 PM UTC.