Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 98 km SE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 98 km SE of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Jun 29, 2004, 5:17 AM GMT+3 (02:17 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 36 km SE of Ierápetra, 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
2004-06-29 02:17:10 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.470° N, 26.880° 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 usp000cz47. 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
263°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.625 km S of Sitia, Greece · 8111 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.542 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 8110 days ago · 22 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.534 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8110 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.433 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8106 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.539 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8088 days ago · 61 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 4.036 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8085 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.740 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8131 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.930 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8131 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.021 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 8135 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.530 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 8135 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.219 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 8137 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 4.040 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 8144 days ago · 40 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.425 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8149 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.514 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8149 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.19 km SW of Fry, Greece · 8150 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.162 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8153 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 4.022 km SE of Fry, Greece · 8154 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.248 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 8155 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cz47. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.