Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 87 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 87 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece on Wed, Aug 15, 2007, 11:39 AM GMT+3 (08:39 UTC), 10 km (6 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
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-15 08:39:56 UTC
Depth
10.3 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.462° N, 19.887° 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 usp000fjre. 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
166°
Stations used
34

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 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.658 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6983 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 3.49 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 6982 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.484 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6982 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 4.610 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6977 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  5. 3.418 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6977 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.412 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6975 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.519 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6972 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.260 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6960 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 4.39 km NNE of Gaïtánion, Greece · 6960 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 3.610 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6956 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.347 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6951 days ago · 19 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 3.16 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 6946 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.734 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6944 days ago · 19 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 3.37 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6936 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 4.635 km SSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6933 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.8130 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6929 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 3.89 km WNW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6989 days ago · 17 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.56 km NW of Lixoúri, Greece · 6993 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 4.050 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 6993 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 4.290 km WSW of Katastárion, Greece · 6996 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 3.243 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7000 days ago · 42 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.323 km W of Lixoúri, Greece · 7000 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.479 km SW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7005 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 3.144 km WSW of Lixoúri, Greece · 7005 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 3.215 km SSW of Valsamáta, Greece · 7006 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.259 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7014 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.739 km W of Katastárion, Greece · 7018 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fjre. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:54 AM UTC.