Greece earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 5 km SW of Arnaía, Greece

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 5 km SW of Arnaía, Greece on Mon, Apr 23, 2007, 12:51 PM GMT+3 (09:51 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km NNE of Agiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-04-23 09:51:14 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.450° N, 23.550° 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 usp000fada. 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
66°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.111 km S of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7100 days ago · 14 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.020 km NNE of Agiá, Greece · 7097 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.425 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7095 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.17 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7089 days ago · 25 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.19 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7088 days ago · 25 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.023 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7088 days ago · 29 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.43 km NE of Galátista, Greece · 7069 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 3.35 km NNE of Makrýgialos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.212 km N of Polýgyros, Greece · 7066 days ago · 18 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 3.27 km SE of Chalástra, Greece · 7065 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.47 km E of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7065 days ago · 26 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 3.532 km ESE of Sárti, Greece · 7062 days ago · 34 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.333 km S of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7046 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 3.314 km E of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 7109 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 2.912 km W of Kassándreia, Greece · 7121 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.112 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7126 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 3.419 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7128 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.110 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7129 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.440 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 7130 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.29 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 7130 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 3.712 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7134 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fada. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC.