Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 90 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 90 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Wed, Aug 8, 2007, 1:23 AM GMT+3 (22:23 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 10 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-07 22:23:29 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.480° N, 19.830° 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 usp000fj4f. 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
99°
Stations used
146

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.050 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6993 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.56 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6992 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.89 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6989 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.987 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6988 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.658 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6983 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.49 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 6982 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.484 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6981 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 4.610 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6976 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  9. 3.418 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6976 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 3.412 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6975 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 3.519 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6971 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.260 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6960 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.610 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6956 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.347 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6951 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.16 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6946 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.734 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6944 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away

Before

  1. 3.243 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7000 days ago · 42 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.323 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7000 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 4.479 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7005 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.144 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7005 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 3.215 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 7006 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.739 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7017 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 3.672 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7019 days ago · 22 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.315 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7019 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 3.412 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7025 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.582 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7025 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fj4f. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:19 PM UTC.