Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 75 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 75 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, Mar 26, 2004, 1:45 AM GMT+2 (23:45 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 102 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-25 23:45:11 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.540° N, 26.450° 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 usp000cqwc. 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
158°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0103 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8223 days ago · 21 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 3.2104 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8217 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.04 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8216 days ago · 26 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.691 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8211 days ago · 23 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.37 km S of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 8208 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.191 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8205 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.4102 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8199 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.231 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8194 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 3.273 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8193 days ago · 45 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.6101 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8190 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 3.0101 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8186 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 3.255 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8185 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.32 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8168 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.541 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8165 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 3.02 km SE of Kentrí, Greece · 8164 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 3.750 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 4.687 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 21 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 3.217 km S of Fry, Greece · 8225 days ago · 48 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.165 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 8226 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 3.218 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8235 days ago · 21 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.216 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8242 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.23 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 8248 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.071 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 8254 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cqwc. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.