Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 50 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, May 26, 2004, 5:46 PM GMT+3 (14:46 UTC), 48 km (30 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
3.2 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-05-26 14:46:58 UTC
Depth
48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.920° 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 usp000cw9u. 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
255°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.556 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8155 days ago · 37 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.7110 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8153 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.688 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8140 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.25 km SW of Vrýses, Greece · 8136 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.64 km SSW of Kolympári, Greece · 8133 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.64 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8126 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.673 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8116 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.69 km SW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8115 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.147 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8114 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.148 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8114 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 4.422 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 8114 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.459 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8114 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.746 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8114 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.429 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 8114 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.336 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 8114 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.519 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8114 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 3.666 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8112 days ago · 42 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 3.320 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8106 days ago · 17 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.524 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8106 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 4.012 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 8105 days ago · 47 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 4.814 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8105 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  22. 3.514 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8105 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 3.48 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8105 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.149 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 8165 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 3.47 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 8168 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 3.836 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 8168 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.514 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8169 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.913 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 8169 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.523 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8173 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.49 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 8176 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.42 km S of Kolympári, Greece · 8179 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.836 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 8179 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.57 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8185 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.316 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 8188 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.325 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 8194 days ago · 32 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 4.128 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 8194 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cw9u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:11 PM UTC.