Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 65 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 65 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Wed, Mar 24, 2004, 1:20 AM GMT+2 (23:20 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-03-23 23:20:37 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.640° N, 26.480° 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
259°, 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: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.217 km S of Fry, Greece · 8225 days ago · 48 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 4.687 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 21 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.750 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 30 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.075 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 4.0103 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8223 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.2104 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8217 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 3.04 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8216 days ago · 26 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 3.691 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8211 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 3.49 km SW of Kritsá, Greece · 8208 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.37 km S of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 8208 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.191 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8205 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.130 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8204 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 4.4102 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8199 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.231 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8194 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 3.273 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8193 days ago · 45 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 3.6101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8189 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.942 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8187 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 3.0101 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8185 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 3.255 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8185 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 3.122 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 8176 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.32 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8167 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 3.218 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8235 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.216 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8241 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.15 km W of Fry, Greece · 8243 days ago · 42 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.23 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 8248 days ago · 15 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.071 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8253 days ago · 30 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqqs. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:38 AM UTC.