Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece on Fri, Jan 26, 2007, 9:23 PM GMT+2 (19:23 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 17 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-26 19:23:27 UTC
Depth
25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.650° N, 26.410° 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 usp000f3p3. 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
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.140 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7188 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 3.038 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7171 days ago · 138 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.418 km N of Amorgós, Greece · 7168 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.930 km SSW of Pátmos, Greece · 7167 days ago · 41 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 3.78 km NE of Oía, Greece · 7166 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.112 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7165 days ago · 36 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.35 km S of Kardámaina, Greece · 7162 days ago · 39 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 4.23 km WSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7162 days ago · 130 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.328 km WSW of Lakkí, Greece · 7159 days ago · 39 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 3.312 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 7155 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.912 km S of Kéfalos, Greece · 7152 days ago · 143 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 4.317 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7151 days ago · 137 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.528 km S of Amorgós, Greece · 7145 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 3.312 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7136 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.433 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7136 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 3.531 km SSW of Amorgós, Greece · 7133 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.832 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7130 days ago · 176 km deep · 22 km away

Before

  1. 3.129 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 7190 days ago · 38 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.422 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7192 days ago · 28 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.54 km NNE of Íos, Greece · 7195 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.324 km SE of Mandráki, Greece · 7200 days ago · 88 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.125 km SSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 7200 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.227 km NNE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7205 days ago · 83 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 3.45 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 7209 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f3p3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.