Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 36 km NNE of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 36 km NNE of Sitia, Greece on Tue, Mar 16, 2004, 2:08 AM GMT+2 (00:08 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 53 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-03-16 00:08:04 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.530° N, 26.190° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Station coverage gap
150°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.553 km SSE of Astypálaia, Greece · 8231 days ago · 119 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.021 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 8228 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.217 km S of Fry, Greece · 8225 days ago · 48 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.750 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 8224 days ago · 30 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.027 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 8218 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.04 km WNW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 8216 days ago · 26 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.421 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8210 days ago · 26 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.229 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8210 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 3.235 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 8210 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.229 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8209 days ago · 23 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.519 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 3.022 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 3.327 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 23 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.49 km SW of Kritsá, Greece · 8208 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.031 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 3.120 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.227 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8208 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  18. 3.37 km S of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 8208 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 3.028 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 8207 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 3.529 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8205 days ago · 23 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 3.037 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 8204 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  22. 3.231 km ESE of Kentrí, Greece · 8194 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 3.255 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 8185 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 3.336 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 8177 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.122 km SSW of Karpathos, Greece · 8176 days ago · 25 km deep · 89 km away
  26. 4.131 km E of Emporeío, Greece · 8176 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 3.218 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8235 days ago · 21 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 3.216 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 8241 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.264 km S of Astypálaia, Greece · 8241 days ago · 31 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 3.15 km W of Fry, Greece · 8243 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.23 km ENE of Kritsá, Greece · 8248 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.127 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 8252 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.016 km ESE of Ágios Nikólaos, Greece · 8258 days ago · 24 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.943 km N of Sitia, Greece · 8264 days ago · 31 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cq1v. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC.