Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 126 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 126 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Wed, Aug 1, 2007, 1:47 PM GMT+3 (10:47 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 108 km SW of Palaióchora, 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
2007-08-01 10:47:05 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.170° N, 22.280° 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 usp000fhkn. 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
271°, 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.653 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7001 days ago · 34 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 4.496 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7000 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  3. 3.6132 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6994 days ago · 31 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 4.5108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6973 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.533 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6970 days ago · 16 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 2.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7016 days ago · 28 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 4.0111 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7026 days ago · 45 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.4150 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7029 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.753 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7031 days ago · 23 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.075 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7032 days ago · 18 km deep · 53 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhkn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:54 AM UTC.