Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake Dodecanese Islands, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck in the Dodecanese Islands, Greece on Mon, Aug 20, 2007, 6:21 AM GMT+3 (03:21 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 19 km ENE of Skála, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-20 03:21:21 UTC
Depth
24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.930° N, 26.980° 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 usp000fk8d. 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
117°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.48 km S of Özdere, Turkey · 6984 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 3.112 km WSW of Urla, Turkey · 6974 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 4.019 km ENE of Skála, Greece · 6969 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.319 km SW of Didim, Turkey · 6967 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.321 km SW of Didim, Turkey · 6967 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.313 km SSE of Sar?kemer, Turkey · 6966 days ago · 58 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 3.62 km WSW of Chóra, Greece · 6954 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 3.415 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6944 days ago · 27 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 3.016 km S of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6941 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.72 km NE of Yenifoça, Turkey · 6936 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 3.013 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6926 days ago · 37 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.010 km SW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 6924 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 3.37 km NW of Germencik, Turkey · 6994 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.410 km N of Didim, Turkey · 6994 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 3.110 km SW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 6998 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.337 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7002 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 3.410 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7003 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 3.38 km NNW of Çe?me, Turkey · 7011 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.713 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7011 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fk8d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.