Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km W of Kassándreia, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km W of Kassándreia, Greece on Fri, Apr 6, 2007, 9:40 PM GMT+3 (18:40 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 48 km SE of Sykiá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-04-06 18:40:08 UTC
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.037° N, 23.271° 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 usp000f8ww. 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
65°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.117 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 7118 days ago · 26 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.86 km E of Rizómylos, Greece · 7111 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 4.548 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7106 days ago · 26 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.85 km SW of Arnaía, Greece · 7102 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 3.1Greece · 7101 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.121 km N of Skópelos, Greece · 7099 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 3.111 km S of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7097 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 4.020 km NNE of Agiá, Greece · 7094 days ago · 12 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.425 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7092 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 3.17 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7087 days ago · 25 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.19 km SSW of Sykiá, Greece · 7085 days ago · 25 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 3.023 km SW of Kassándreia, Greece · 7085 days ago · 29 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 3.43 km NE of Galátista, Greece · 7067 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 3.35 km NNE of Makrýgialos, Greece · 7066 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 3.212 km N of Polýgyros, Greece · 7064 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.27 km SE of Chalástra, Greece · 7063 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.47 km E of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7062 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.532 km ESE of Sárti, Greece · 7060 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.112 km SSE of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7124 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.521 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 7125 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.419 km SE of Karyes, Greece · 7125 days ago · 13 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.110 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 7126 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 3.29 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 7127 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 3.712 km SE of Sykiá, Greece · 7132 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.59 km SW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 7141 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.16 km NW of Melissochóri, Greece · 7141 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.77 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7141 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f8ww. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC.