Greece earthquakes

M5.1 earthquake 6 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 6 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece on Sat, Oct 27, 2007, 8:29 AM GMT+3 (05:29 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.1 (Mwc, centroid moment), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-27 05:29:39 UTC
Depth
16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.720° N, 21.300° E
Region
Greece
Felt reports
14
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.1Mwc, centroid momentUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.11Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.1
5.1Mwc, centroid momentGlobal CMT projectPreliminary

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (V) at Zakynthos. Also felt at Patrai, Pirgos, Planos, Thessaloniki and Vanaton.

From the USGS event page for usp000frbw. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

14 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VI, strong shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Strike-slip
Nodal plane 1
Strike 297°, dip 70°, rake -10°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 31°, dip 81°, rake -160°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
417

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 70 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.417 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 6915 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 3.69 km WSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6915 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.45 km WSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6915 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.19 km NE of Zacháro, Greece · 6914 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 3.56 km SE of Kardamás, Greece · 6914 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 3.57 km NW of Póros, Greece · 6913 days ago · 16 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.12 km E of Amaliáda, Greece · 6913 days ago · 39 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 2.93 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6912 days ago · 28 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.57 km SSE of Argostólion, Greece · 6912 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.215 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6912 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.74 km NNW of Antirrio, Greece · 6911 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.97 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6910 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 4.113 km SSW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6909 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 3.18 km SSW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6909 days ago · 25 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.46 km WNW of Pátra, Greece · 6909 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 3.74 km NNE of Aktaío, Greece · 6906 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.87 km S of Argostólion, Greece · 6906 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 3.25 km WSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6905 days ago · 23 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.210 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 6903 days ago · 25 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 3.08 km NNE of Kamárai, Greece · 6903 days ago · 27 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 3.115 km E of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6900 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 3.223 km S of Aíyira, Greece · 6899 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.622 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 6898 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 3.536 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6897 days ago · 22 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 3.64 km SE of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6889 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 3.613 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6889 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 3.437 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6888 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 3.21 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6888 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 3.314 km SE of Póros, Greece · 6887 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  30. 3.35 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6886 days ago · 18 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 3.12 km W of Amaliáda, Greece · 6886 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  32. 3.313 km SW of Póros, Greece · 6886 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  33. 3.39 km SE of Néa Manoláda, Greece · 6885 days ago · 42 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 3.48 km W of Manoláda, Greece · 6880 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.93 km NNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6880 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 3.59 km S of Galatás, Greece · 6879 days ago · 35 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 3.611 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 6879 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.86 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 6879 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  39. 3.647 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6879 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 3.44 km WNW of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6879 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 3.914 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6878 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 3.62 km S of Filiatrá, Greece · 6877 days ago · 39 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 3.23 km W of Valsamáta, Greece · 6877 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 3.13 km SE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 3.02 km ESE of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  46. 3.35 km NW of Kamárai, Greece · 6874 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 3.214 km NNE of Lixoúri, Greece · 6872 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 2.76 km NE of Témeni, Greece · 6871 days ago · 66 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.32 km WNW of Langádhia, Greece · 6870 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 3.513 km N of Lixoúri, Greece · 6870 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 3.3Greece · 6870 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 3.09 km NE of Kamárai, Greece · 6869 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 3.06 km NNE of Káto Acha?a, Greece · 6869 days ago · 43 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 3.75 km SW of Vartholomió, Greece · 6868 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 3.45 km S of Arkoúdi, Greece · 6868 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 3.41 km WNW of Myrsíni, Greece · 6868 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  57. 3.47 km N of Póros, Greece · 6868 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 3.16 km E of Amaliáda, Greece · 6867 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  59. 3.42 km E of Lechainá, Greece · 6867 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 3.411 km WSW of Káto Mazaráki, Greece · 6861 days ago · 49 km deep · 39 km away

The first 60 of 70.

Before

  1. 3.26 km W of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6918 days ago · 29 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.13 km SSE of Ovriá, Greece · 6918 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 3.17 km E of Náfpaktos, Greece · 6918 days ago · 22 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 3.24 km WNW of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6919 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 3.36 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 6919 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 3.23 km ENE of Meligalás, Greece · 6921 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 3.713 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6922 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.114 km ESE of Néa Manoláda, Greece · 6922 days ago · 21 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 3.16 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6922 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 3.17 km WNW of Messíni, Greece · 6923 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.934 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6923 days ago · 37 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.015 km S of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 6924 days ago · 24 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.646 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6924 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.26 km NNE of Filiatrá, Greece · 6925 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 3.43 km NNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 6925 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.52 km SSW of Thérmo, Greece · 6926 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.215 km NE of Katastárion, Greece · 6926 days ago · 17 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 3.117 km SSE of Kalávryta, Greece · 6926 days ago · 44 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 3.520 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 6926 days ago · 22 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 3.55 km WNW of Langádhia, Greece · 6927 days ago · 21 km deep · 59 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000frbw (also filed as us2007izai, gcmtc200710270529a, gcmt20071027052939, iscgem13250441). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.