Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 21 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 21 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece on Sun, Dec 26, 2004, 12:56 PM GMT+2 (10:56 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 18 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-26 10:56:26 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.870° N, 25.320° 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 usp000dbjt. 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
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.711 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7946 days ago · 28 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.231 km SSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7944 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 3.555 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7944 days ago · 30 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.534 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7942 days ago · 38 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.257 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7941 days ago · 39 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 3.829 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7930 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 3.723 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7925 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 2.845 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7924 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 3.613 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 7912 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.219 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7911 days ago · 29 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.019 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7901 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 4.162 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7896 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 4.218 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 7890 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 3.24 km WNW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7890 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.116 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7955 days ago · 39 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.326 km SSE of Moíres, Greece · 7955 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.343 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 7956 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 3.688 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7960 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.714 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7962 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 3.414 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7963 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.317 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7964 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.213 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7966 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 3.543 km S of Moíres, Greece · 7969 days ago · 39 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.257 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7969 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.543 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7970 days ago · 19 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 3.143 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 7973 days ago · 28 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 3.433 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7974 days ago · 15 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 3.429 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7975 days ago · 24 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.40 km ESE of Gra Liyiá, Greece · 7976 days ago · 15 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 4.151 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7976 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.011 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 7976 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 2.98 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 7976 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 3.421 km NE of Sísion, Greece · 7978 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 2.836 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7978 days ago · 19 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dbjt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC.