Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 29 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 29 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece on Mon, Aug 27, 2007, 1:31 PM GMT+3 (10:31 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 45 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-27 10:31:34 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.120° N, 25.300° 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 usp000fktc. 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
79°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.219 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6975 days ago · 55 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 3.121 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6975 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.122 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6975 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.826 km NE of Firá, Greece · 6962 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.226 km ENE of Mesariá, Greece · 6960 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 3.945 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 6956 days ago · 40 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 3.239 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6955 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.054 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6954 days ago · 26 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 3.628 km SW of Amorgós, Greece · 6952 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 3.248 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6950 days ago · 32 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 3.616 km NE of Sísion, Greece · 6947 days ago · 21 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.368 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 6945 days ago · 58 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.229 km N of Eloúnda, Greece · 6942 days ago · 17 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.327 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6941 days ago · 29 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 3.421 km WSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6924 days ago · 37 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 3.025 km S of Emporeío, Greece · 6976 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.425 km SW of Emporeío, Greece · 6977 days ago · 58 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 3.440 km N of Sitia, Greece · 6977 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.332 km WSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6978 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 3.458 km SSW of Emporeío, Greece · 6986 days ago · 38 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.448 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6987 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.020 km ENE of Firá, Greece · 6988 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 3.618 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 6997 days ago · 38 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 3.520 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7000 days ago · 24 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fktc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 AM UTC.