Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 17 km SSE of Fry, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17 km SSE of Fry, Greece on Sat, Jan 6, 2007, 3:26 AM GMT+2 (01:26 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 34 km WNW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-06 01:26:49 UTC
Depth
23.0 km (14.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.280° N, 27.020° 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 usp000f1sk. 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
176°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.435 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7209 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 3.534 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7203 days ago · 29 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.218 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7197 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.234 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7192 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 3.435 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7192 days ago · 19 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.635 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7192 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 4.234 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7176 days ago · 22 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 3.28 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7176 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 3.535 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7175 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 3.538 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.419 km N of Fry, Greece · 7173 days ago · 26 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.245 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7173 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7170 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.329 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7169 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.576 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7167 days ago · 84 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.620 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7166 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 3.618 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7164 days ago · 19 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.039 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7164 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 3.198 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7164 days ago · 39 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.631 km SW of Émponas, Greece · 7163 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 3.143 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.321 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7160 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 3.220 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7160 days ago · 27 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 4.056 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7160 days ago · 72 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 3.892 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7159 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 3.841 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7155 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 3.443 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7154 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 3.365 km S of Fry, Greece · 7218 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.632 km S of Fry, Greece · 7222 days ago · 18 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.417 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7228 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 3.633 km E of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.076 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7230 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 3.451 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7234 days ago · 14 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.312 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7234 days ago · 30 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.190 km S of Fry, Greece · 7234 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.415 km N of Fry, Greece · 7236 days ago · 21 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 3.874 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7236 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.279 km S of Fry, Greece · 7237 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 3.418 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7238 days ago · 40 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f1sk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:17 AM UTC.