Greece earthquakes

M3.2 earthquake 56 km SE of Emporeío, Greece

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 56 km SE of Emporeío, Greece on Sat, May 12, 2007, 12:14 PM GMT+3 (09:14 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 31 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-12 09:14:36 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.070° N, 25.960° 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 usp000fbu4. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
233°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

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. 3.450 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7074 days ago · 47 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 3.228 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 7071 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.628 km ENE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7069 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 4.431 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7059 days ago · 102 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.252 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7051 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.256 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7046 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.334 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7040 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.260 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7040 days ago · 54 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.327 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7040 days ago · 65 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7039 days ago · 22 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.917 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7038 days ago · 37 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.742 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7034 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.022 km N of Astypálaia, Greece · 7023 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.451 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7085 days ago · 28 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.140 km WSW of Astypálaia, Greece · 7087 days ago · 116 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 3.138 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7090 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.044 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7093 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.333 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7096 days ago · 31 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.132 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7106 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.534 km W of Kéfalos, Greece · 7111 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.334 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7113 days ago · 59 km deep · 70 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbu4. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.