Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 36 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 36 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, May 11, 2004, 11:04 PM GMT+3 (20:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-11 20:04:05 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.260° N, 23.280° 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 usp000cusd. 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
190°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.42 km S of Kolympári, Greece · 8177 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 3.49 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8174 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.523 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8171 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.4Crete, Greece · 8171 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 3.444 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 8169 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.321 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 8167 days ago · 20 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.913 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8167 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.514 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8167 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.47 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 8166 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.149 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8163 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.250 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8163 days ago · 48 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.556 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8153 days ago · 37 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.7110 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8151 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.688 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8139 days ago · 21 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.25 km SW of Vrýses, Greece · 8134 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 3.64 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece · 8132 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.64 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8124 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 2.920 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8120 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8183 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 3.316 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 8186 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.552 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 8191 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 4.128 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8193 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.29 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8200 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8202 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 4.245 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8207 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.537 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8208 days ago · 26 km deep · 36 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cusd. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC.