Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 37 km SE of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 37 km SE of Skýros, Greece on Wed, Dec 29, 2004, 2:20 PM GMT+2 (12:20 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 30 km N of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-29 12:20:31 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.670° N, 24.880° 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 usp000dc4a. 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
296°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.328 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 7945 days ago · 44 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.29 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 7943 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 2.830 km SSW of Skýros, Greece · 7942 days ago · 31 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 2.825 km S of Patitírion, Greece · 7926 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.614 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7924 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.632 km NW of Skýros, Greece · 7922 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.115 km W of Skýros, Greece · 7921 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 3.537 km N of Psará, Greece · 7921 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 3.437 km N of Psará, Greece · 7921 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.432 km N of Psará, Greece · 7917 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.431 km SW of Eresós, Greece · 7917 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.527 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7911 days ago · 30 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.730 km N of Psará, Greece · 7909 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.322 km W of Psará, Greece · 7906 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 3.145 km ENE of Skýros, Greece · 7906 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 3.46 km S of Psará, Greece · 7899 days ago · 28 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.428 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 7897 days ago · 37 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.329 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 7896 days ago · 47 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.16 km S of Oxílithos, Greece · 7891 days ago · 33 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 3.338 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 7950 days ago · 39 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 3.352 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 7950 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 3.6Aegean Sea · 7952 days ago · 25 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.212 km E of Psará, Greece · 7954 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.815 km N of Néa Stíra, Greece · 7954 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.817 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 7959 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.12 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 7967 days ago · 31 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 3.645 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7970 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.98 km SSE of Psará, Greece · 7973 days ago · 30 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.033 km S of Eresós, Greece · 7976 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dc4a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC.