Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece on Wed, May 16, 2007, 8:12 PM GMT+3 (17:12 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

Irákleion forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-16 17:12:06 UTC
Depth
40.8 km (25.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.007° N, 25.958° 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 usp000fc3m. 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
116°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.124 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7072 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.7eastern Mediterranean Sea · 7056 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.623 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7022 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 3.095 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7087 days ago · 33 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.3129 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 7087 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 3.528 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7089 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.255 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7091 days ago · 40 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.451 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7094 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.528 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7102 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.255 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7103 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.527 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7107 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.055 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7107 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.786 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7107 days ago · 34 km deep · 83 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fc3m. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:04 PM UTC.