November 4, 2004 Earthquake: Antikythira, Crete, Greece
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Antikythira, Crete, Greece on November 4, 2004 at 06:22:39 UTC, 74 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- November 4, 2004
- Time
- 06:22:39 UTC
- Place
- Antikythira, Crete, Greece
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 74 km (46 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 35.945° N, 23.115° E
- Country
- Greece
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Minor damage on Antikythira. Felt on Crete. Also felt in the Athens area and in parts of Peloponnisos. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- July 21, 365, Knossos, Crete, Greece
- February 16, 1810, Iraklion (Candia), Crete, Greece
- June 7, 1750, Morea,cerigo, Greece
- August 27, 1886, Triphylie (Peleponese), Philiatra, Greece
- May 29, 1508, Iraklion (Candia),megalokastron, Crete, Greece
- November 2, 1791, Zante, Gastuni, Greece
- June 10, 1846, Messini-Micromani (Messinia), Greece
- September 13, 1986, Kalami, Lakonia, Zakinthos, Greece
- October 6, 1947, Pylia (Messinia), S, Greece
- August 11, 1903, Mitata (Kythera), Greece
- September 1, 1966, Southern, Greece
- February 6, 1866, Ionian Sea, Amalias, Gargalianoi, Kalamai, Greece
- June 1798, Southern Greece
- January 8, 2006, Southern, Greece
- October 12, 2013, Chania, Crete, Greece
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 5827.