Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 2 km WNW of Pétra, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 2 km WNW of Pétra, Greece on Wed, Apr 21, 2004, 1:38 AM GMT+3 (22:38 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km E of Behram, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-04-20 22:38:39 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.340° N, 26.150° 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 usp000ct0d. 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
149°
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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36 km NNE of Míthymna, Greece · 8198 days ago · 14 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.44 km WSW of Behram, Turkey · 8198 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.87 km E of Behram, Turkey · 8198 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.34 km WSW of Behram, Turkey · 8198 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 3.41 km WNW of Pétra, Greece · 8198 days ago · 23 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.33 km ENE of Bozcaada, Turkey · 8181 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.022 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 8169 days ago · 26 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.05 km ENE of Mantamádos, Greece · 8169 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 3.16 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 8168 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.08 km SE of Mantamádos, Greece · 8165 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 3.44 km NNW of Palaiókipos, Greece · 8198 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.819 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 8200 days ago · 43 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.310 km WSW of Polichnítos, Greece · 8211 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.118 km W of Çandarl?, Turkey · 8226 days ago · 31 km deep · 67 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ct0d. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.