Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 45 km NNE of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 45 km NNE of Sitia, Greece on Tue, Dec 21, 2004, 7:16 PM GMT+2 (17:16 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 46 km N of Palekastro, Greece. 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
2004-12-21 17:16:51 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.610° N, 26.210° 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 usp000db5h. 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
116°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.534 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7942 days ago · 38 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.636 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7942 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.044 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 7939 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 3.829 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7931 days ago · 55 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 4.046 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7931 days ago · 30 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 3.743 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7931 days ago · 34 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.5Crete, Greece · 7927 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.429 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7927 days ago · 22 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.246 km S of Fry, Greece · 7927 days ago · 30 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.456 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7920 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 3.219 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 7911 days ago · 29 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 3.151 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7910 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.4Crete, Greece · 7907 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.574 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7906 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.642 km ESE of Palekastro, Greece · 7896 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.64 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7956 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.136 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7959 days ago · 21 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.714 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7962 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 3.213 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7967 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.429 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7975 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.40 km ESE of Gra Liyiá, Greece · 7976 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.011 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 7976 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.98 km E of Kentrí, Greece · 7977 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.421 km NE of Sísion, Greece · 7978 days ago · 23 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.463 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7982 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db5h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.