M3.1 earthquake 40 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece on Tue, May 8, 2007, 10:08 PM GMT+3 (19:08 UTC), 116 km (72 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 31 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (M), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-08 19:08:33 UTC
- Depth
- 116.0 km (72.1 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 36.420° N, 25.930° 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 usp000fbj3. 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
- 67°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.451 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7085 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.256 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7083 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.450 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7075 days ago · 47 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.228 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 7071 days ago · 20 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.628 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7069 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
- 4.431 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7059 days ago · 102 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.256 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7047 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.742 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7035 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbj3. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.