Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 45 km SW of Kastrí, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 45 km SW of Kastrí, Greece on Sun, Dec 9, 2007, 12:09 AM GMT+2 (22:09 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Crete, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-08 22:09:41 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.530° N, 23.750° 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 usp000fu2s. 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
267°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.435 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6872 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 3.898 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6872 days ago · 22 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.763 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6870 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.648 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6870 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 4.074 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6868 days ago · 53 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.514 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6868 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.023 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6859 days ago · 37 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.214 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6855 days ago · 31 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.228 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6855 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.933 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6851 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 2.696 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6843 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 3.440 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6837 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 3.330 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6831 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6814 days ago · 27 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 3.432 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6878 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  2. 3.326 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6878 days ago · 39 km deep · 49 km away
  3. 3.635 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6880 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.347 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 6895 days ago · 62 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fu2s. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.