Greece earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 7 km S of Galatás, Greece

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 7 km S of Galatás, Greece on Fri, Oct 19, 2007, 8:44 AM GMT+3 (05:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5 km SSW of Sikyón, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-19 05:44:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.430° N, 23.440° 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 usp000fqvv. 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
108°
Stations used
7

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. 2.62 km SSW of Kórinthos, Greece · 6921 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.8southern Greece · 6919 days ago · 62 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.810 km NW of Mégara, Greece · 6914 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.55 km SSW of Sikyón, Greece · 6912 days ago · 94 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.925 km E of Póros, Greece · 6908 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 2.82 km SW of Thrakomakedónes, Greece · 6904 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.07 km NNW of Neméa, Greece · 6903 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.61 km SSE of Kyrás Vrýsi, Greece · 6897 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.51 km NE of Áno Liósia, Greece · 6892 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.11 km SSE of Acharnés, Greece · 6892 days ago · 18 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.76 km NE of Kiáto, Greece · 6887 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.10 km E of Ýdra, Greece · 6887 days ago · 28 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.92 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 6886 days ago · 30 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.15 km NNW of Póros, Greece · 6873 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.230 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 6866 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 2.63 km NNE of Fylí, Greece · 6925 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.81 km SSW of Athens, Greece · 6926 days ago · 21 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.629 km ESE of Ýdra, Greece · 6932 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.23 km W of Lávrio, Greece · 6937 days ago · 183 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 2.62 km N of Kryonéri, Greece · 6938 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.70 km ESE of Khalándrion, Greece · 6938 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 3.18 km SE of Sofikón, Greece · 6939 days ago · 98 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 3.012 km W of Koutsopódi, Greece · 6946 days ago · 38 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.610 km NE of Kiáto, Greece · 6953 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fqvv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.