Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 88 km SW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 88 km SW of Kastrí, Greece on Thu, Aug 9, 2007, 5:52 PM GMT+3 (14:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 61 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-09 14:52:21 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.250° N, 23.430° 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 usp000fj91. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
266°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.316 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6982 days ago · 22 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.5108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6973 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.533 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6970 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.353 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6950 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 3.413 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6948 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 4.761 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6948 days ago · 69 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.738 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6945 days ago · 42 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 3.653 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7001 days ago · 34 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.31 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7013 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.018 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7023 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fj91. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:26 AM UTC.