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M3.1 earthquake 12 km S of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 12 km S of Ágios Matthaíos, Greece on Thu, Aug 16, 2007, 2:32 AM GMT+3 (23:32 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km N of Konispol, Albania. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Aug 16, 2007, 2:32 AM GMT+3
UTC: 2007-08-15 23:32:27 UTC
Depth: 39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.380° N, 19.850° 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 usp000fjt7. 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: 199°, 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: 78 in the 60 days after this one and 137 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 78.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fjt7. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC.