Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 19 km S of Valsamáta, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 19 km S of Valsamáta, Greece on Mon, Dec 20, 2004, 4:38 AM GMT+2 (02:38 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.7 62 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-20 02:38:39 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.000° N, 20.590° 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 usp000db2c. 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
135°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.515 km SW of Lefkáda, Greece · 7954 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 3.322 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7948 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.621 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7945 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.465 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7945 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.671 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7944 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.26 km NNE of Fyteíes, Greece · 7944 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.45 km W of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7943 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.58 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7939 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.31 km ENE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7936 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7936 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.32 km NE of Pálairos, Greece · 7933 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.850 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7928 days ago · 41 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.551 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7926 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.613 km SE of Itháki, Greece · 7926 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.462 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7923 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.551 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7921 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.542 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7920 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 5.762 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 7914 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 3.28 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7903 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 3.414 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 7901 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 3.45 km SSE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7900 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 3.525 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7900 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 3.529 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7896 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away

Before

  1. 3.418 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 7959 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.919 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7963 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 3.214 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7963 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 4.22 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7965 days ago · 22 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.347 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7968 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 3.53 km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece · 7973 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 3.728 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7973 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.813 km ENE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 7974 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.11 km WSW of Kardamás, Greece · 7974 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.62 km SSW of Vartholomió, Greece · 7976 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 3.115 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7979 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.824 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7979 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db2c. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:35 AM UTC.