Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 28 km SW of Amorgós, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Amorgós, Greece on Thu, Sep 20, 2007, 11:45 AM GMT+3 (08:45 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 13 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-09-20 08:45:59 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.624° N, 25.702° 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 usp000fnrz. 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
51°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.514 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6947 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 3.319 km NNW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6942 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.327 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6941 days ago · 29 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.421 km WSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6924 days ago · 37 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 3.626 km N of Astypálaia, Greece · 6914 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.365 km SSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6911 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 3.913 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6908 days ago · 130 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.226 km ENE of Mesariá, Greece · 6960 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.826 km NE of Firá, Greece · 6962 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.123 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6971 days ago · 30 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 4.119 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6971 days ago · 26 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 5.213 km NNW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6971 days ago · 25 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 19
  6. 4.027 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6974 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.122 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6975 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.121 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6975 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 3.219 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6975 days ago · 55 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.629 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6976 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.025 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6976 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 3.425 km SW of Emporeío, Greece · 6977 days ago · 58 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 3.332 km WSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6978 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fnrz. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:42 AM UTC.