M3.5 earthquake 31 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece on Fri, Mar 23, 2007, 4:20 AM GMT+2 (02:20 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 32 km W of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-23 02:20:41 UTC
- Depth
- 3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.560° N, 25.780° 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 usp000f76z. 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
- 150°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.832 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7130 days ago · 176 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.534 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7111 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.140 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 7087 days ago · 116 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.256 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7083 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f76z. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC.