Greece earthquakes

M5.2 earthquake 13 km NNW of Astypálaia, Greece

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 13 km NNW of Astypálaia, Greece on Fri, Aug 31, 2007, 11:52 PM GMT+3 (20:52 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.

Kos forecastMore in Greece

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.2 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-31 20:52:43 UTC
Depth
25.1 km (15.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.655° N, 26.272° E
Region
Greece
Felt reports
19
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.2Mwc, centroid momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.17Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.1
5.2Mwc, centroid momentGlobal CMT projectPreliminary

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Kos. Also felt at Astipalaia, Kardamaina, Kefalos and Lakkion. Felt (III) at Bodrum, Turkey. Also felt at Soke.

From the USGS event page for usp000fm3f. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

19 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Normal
Nodal plane 1
Strike 71°, dip 25°, rake -83°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 243°, dip 65°, rake -93°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
328

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.119 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6974 days ago · 26 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.123 km NW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6973 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 4.019 km ENE of Skála, Greece · 6971 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.321 km SW of Didim, Turkey · 6969 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.439 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6965 days ago · 35 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.826 km NE of Firá, Greece · 6964 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.226 km ENE of Mesariá, Greece · 6963 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 3.628 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 6954 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 3.412 km SE of Kos, Greece · 6952 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.814 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 6951 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.514 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6949 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 3.2Dodecanese Islands, Greece · 6949 days ago · 58 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.368 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6947 days ago · 58 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.319 km NNW of Astypálaia, Greece · 6944 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 3.327 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6943 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.362 km S of Mandráki, Greece · 6938 days ago · 31 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.030 km SW of Mandráki, Greece · 6932 days ago · 27 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.416 km SSE of Kos, Greece · 6929 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 3.010 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 6926 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 3.626 km N of Astypálaia, Greece · 6917 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 4.027 km WSW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6977 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.122 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6977 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.121 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6978 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.219 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6978 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.025 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6979 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.020 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 6990 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.93 km WNW of Kéfalos, Greece · 6992 days ago · 128 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.813 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6994 days ago · 136 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.814 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 6996 days ago · 138 km deep · 28 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fm3f (also filed as us2007gsb4, gcmtc200708312052a, gcmt20070831205243, iscgem12817027). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.