M3.7 earthquake 100 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 100 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece on Tue, Aug 14, 2007, 8:20 PM GMT+3 (17:20 UTC), 24 km (15 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 92 km S of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-08-14 17:20:09 UTC
- Depth
- 24.0 km (14.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.280° N, 26.390° 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 usp000fjpj. 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
- 113°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6966 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.212 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6966 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.424 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6966 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.6100 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6959 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.358 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6954 days ago · 98 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.491 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6953 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.52 km SSW of Ierápetra, Greece · 6943 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.092 km S of Fry, Greece · 6936 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fjpj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:54 AM UTC.