Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 47 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Dec 23, 2004, 2:05 PM GMT+2 (12:05 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 104 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-23 12:05:59 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.990° N, 23.250° 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 usp000db8y. 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
250°, 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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.033 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7953 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.240 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7945 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 3.634 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7945 days ago · 14 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 3.17 km NE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7941 days ago · 38 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.311 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7938 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 2.816 km NW of Kolympári, Greece · 7935 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.181 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7934 days ago · 38 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 3.53 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7926 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.710 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7921 days ago · 30 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 3.856 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7919 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 4.7104 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7918 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 3.613 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7912 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.342 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7905 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.312 km SSE of Kíssamos, Greece · 7900 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 3.410 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7899 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.332 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7894 days ago · 23 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.339 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7894 days ago · 58 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.328 km SSE of Palaióchora, Greece · 7953 days ago · 15 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 3.27 km WNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7958 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7960 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  4. 3.115 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7961 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.414 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7964 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 4.176 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7965 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 3.533 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7967 days ago · 29 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 3.532 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 7970 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.096 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7980 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 4.0103 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7982 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.512 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7983 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db8y. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.