Greece earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5 km NE of Símantra, Greece

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Símantra, Greece on Wed, Jan 28, 2004, 2:35 PM GMT+2 (12:35 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 7 km N of Arnaía, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-01-28 12:35:05 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.389° N, 23.350° 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 usp000cjuy. 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
157°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.1Greece · 8278 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.02 km WNW of Megáli Panagía, Greece · 8270 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.024 km NE of Agiá, Greece · 8257 days ago · 29 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.14 km W of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 8257 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.09 km E of Livádi, Greece · 8243 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.35 km W of Alistráti, Greece · 8241 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.96 km SW of Askós, Greece · 8236 days ago · 19 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 4.27 km N of Arnaía, Greece · 8223 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 1.63 km SSW of Krithiá, Greece · 8282 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.39 km W of Arnaía, Greece · 8282 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 3.614 km WSW of Elaiochóri, Greece · 8283 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 3.112 km SSE of Rodolívos, Greece · 8283 days ago · 28 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 3.137 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 8283 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.82 km N of Anatolikó, Greece · 8310 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.24 km ENE of Néa Róda, Greece · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 1.96 km NE of Néa Róda, Greece · 8311 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cjuy. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.