Greece earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 12 km N of Gáïos, Greece

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 12 km N of Gáïos, Greece on Sat, Jun 30, 2007, 1:21 AM GMT+3 (22:21 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (Mwc, centroid moment), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Sat, Jun 30, 2007, 1:21 AM GMT+3
UTC: 2007-06-29 22:21:13 UTC
Depth: 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.306° N, 20.159° 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 usp000ff4b. 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.

Fault motion and ground failure

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

Faulting: Oblique reverse
Nodal plane 1: Strike 344°, dip 34°, rake 127°
Nodal plane 2: Strike 122°, dip 63°, rake 68°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap: 34°
Stations used: 347

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ff4b (also filed as gcmt20070629222113). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:23 PM UTC.