M2.9 earthquake 12 km ESE of Geráki, Greece
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km ESE of Geráki, Greece on Tue, Jul 17, 2007, 4:01 AM GMT+3 (01:01 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 48 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-17 01:01:58 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.970° N, 22.840° 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 usp000fgdc. 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
- 130°
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.212 km NE of Koróni, Greece · 7015 days ago · 31 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.330 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7013 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.58 km NE of Póros, Greece · 7007 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.02 km SE of Áyios Vasílios, Greece · 7005 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.26 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7004 days ago · 59 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.311 km SE of Dimitsána, Greece · 6992 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.219 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 6991 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.025 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6991 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.15 km WSW of Sofikón, Greece · 6989 days ago · 39 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.85 km SE of Drépanon, Greece · 6986 days ago · 49 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.748 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6981 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.313 km SSE of Vathý, Greece · 6973 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.112 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 6973 days ago · 24 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.345 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6972 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.93 km NNW of Neméa, Greece · 6964 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.223 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 6959 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.315 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 6958 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.417 km NNE of Kýthira, Greece · 6958 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
Before
- 3.417 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7018 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.97 km ENE of Trípoli, Greece · 7020 days ago · 29 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.011 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7022 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.315 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7024 days ago · 24 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.512 km WNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 7025 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.26 km ESE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7027 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.01 km S of Athíkia, Greece · 7030 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.312 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7033 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.018 km SW of Koróni, Greece · 7038 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.56 km ENE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7039 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.614 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7040 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.74 km S of Skála, Greece · 7041 days ago · 36 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.0southern Greece · 7042 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.19 km ESE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7045 days ago · 20 km deep · 38 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fgdc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.