Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 100 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 100 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece on Fri, Sep 14, 2007, 12:14 AM GMT+3 (21:14 UTC), 41 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 80 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-09-13 21:14:25 UTC
Depth
41.0 km (25.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.170° N, 26.150° 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 usp000fn6b. 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
254°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.358 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6954 days ago · 98 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.491 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6953 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.52 km SSW of Ierápetra, Greece · 6944 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 4.092 km S of Fry, Greece · 6936 days ago · 23 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.580 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6928 days ago · 40 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.9119 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6924 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 2.910 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 6923 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.5105 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6922 days ago · 29 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.644 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6921 days ago · 36 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.6134 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 6920 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 4.098 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6919 days ago · 36 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.358 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6912 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 4.157 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6959 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 3.424 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6966 days ago · 23 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 3.212 km ESE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6966 days ago · 27 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.321 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 6966 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fn6b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC.