Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 104 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 104 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Mon, Feb 16, 2004, 9:13 AM GMT+2 (07:13 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 87 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-02-16 07:13:36 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.390° N, 26.850° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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
285°, 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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.071 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8253 days ago · 30 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.058 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece · 8229 days ago · 61 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.165 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8226 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.217 km S of Fry, Greece · 8225 days ago · 48 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.687 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 21 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.750 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.075 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 4.0103 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8223 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.2104 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8217 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.691 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8211 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 3.191 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8205 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.047 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8269 days ago · 27 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.1130 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8274 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cmas. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:32 AM UTC.