Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 37 km S of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 37 km S of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Mar 18, 2004, 6:55 AM GMT+2 (04:55 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 28 km SW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-18 04:55:28 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.890° N, 23.660° 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 usp000cq7u. 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
140°
Stations used
57

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.313 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8231 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.040 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8231 days ago · 26 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.546 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 8226 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.248 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8223 days ago · 28 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.123 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8213 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.296 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8211 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.537 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8209 days ago · 26 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.29 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8201 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.128 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8194 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.325 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8194 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.316 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 8188 days ago · 43 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8185 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8179 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.42 km S of Kolympári, Greece · 8179 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.49 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8176 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 6.174 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8235 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 3.062 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8236 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.611 km ESE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8249 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.436 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8251 days ago · 31 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.666 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8255 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.3Crete, Greece · 8262 days ago · 39 km deep · 60 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cq7u. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:10 AM UTC.