Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 49 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 49 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, May 26, 2004, 5:34 AM GMT+3 (02:34 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 14 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-26 02:34:19 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.080° N, 23.170° 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 usp000cw83. 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
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.250 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8167 days ago · 48 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.556 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8157 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.7110 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8155 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.688 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8143 days ago · 21 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 3.25 km SW of Vrýses, Greece · 8138 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.64 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece · 8136 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.64 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8128 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8118 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.69 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8118 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.147 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8117 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 3.148 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8117 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 3.519 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8116 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.666 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8114 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.320 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8108 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.524 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8108 days ago · 26 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 4.012 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8108 days ago · 47 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 4.814 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8108 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  18. 3.514 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8108 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 3.47 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 8170 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.913 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8171 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.4Crete, Greece · 8175 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.523 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8175 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 3.49 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8178 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.42 km S of Kolympári, Greece · 8181 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8182 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8187 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.316 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 8190 days ago · 43 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.128 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8197 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cw83. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:43 AM UTC.