Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 15 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 15 km SSW of Polichnítos, Greece on Wed, Aug 25, 2004, 1:34 PM GMT+3 (10:34 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 23 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-08-25 10:34:30 UTC
Depth
13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.943° N, 26.122° 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 usp000d2up. 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
173°
Stations used
14

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.511 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 8071 days ago · 53 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.523 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 8070 days ago · 20 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 3.638 km W of Eresós, Greece · 8058 days ago · 28 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.79 km S of Psará, Greece · 8056 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 3.640 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 8034 days ago · 25 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 3.13 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 8032 days ago · 36 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.418 km NW of Foça, Turkey · 8023 days ago · 35 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 3.02 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 8015 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 3.429 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 8015 days ago · 59 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 3.823 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 8015 days ago · 29 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.422 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 8076 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.222 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 8083 days ago · 25 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.325 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 8084 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.128 km NW of Vrontádos, Greece · 8085 days ago · 20 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.117 km WNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 8085 days ago · 35 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 2.95 km SE of Geyikli, Turkey · 8089 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.20 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 8090 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d2up. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:54 PM UTC.