Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 12 km E of Leonídio, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 12 km E of Leonídio, Greece on Fri, May 18, 2007, 9:38 AM GMT+3 (06:38 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 30 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-18 06:38:36 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.180° N, 23.000° 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 usp000fc79. 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
144°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.81 km W of Perachóra, Greece · 7077 days ago · 20 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 3.38 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 7069 days ago · 25 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.115 km E of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7066 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.0southern Greece · 7061 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 3.031 km S of Spétses, Greece · 7061 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 2.55 km SSW of Drapetsóna, Greece · 7060 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.00 km W of Perachóra, Greece · 7057 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.530 km SSE of Géfyra, Greece · 7052 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.76 km SSW of Sofikón, Greece · 7050 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.36 km SE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7048 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 3.017 km W of Neméa, Greece · 7045 days ago · 26 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.19 km ESE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7045 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 3.07 km WSW of Glyfáda, Greece · 7042 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.012 km WSW of Glyfáda, Greece · 7042 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.0southern Greece · 7042 days ago · 32 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.74 km S of Skála, Greece · 7040 days ago · 36 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 3.56 km ENE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7039 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.312 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7032 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.01 km S of Athíkia, Greece · 7030 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 3.26 km ESE of Dimitsána, Greece · 7027 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 2.512 km WNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 7025 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.315 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7024 days ago · 24 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 2.56 km ENE of Perachóra, Greece · 7024 days ago · 35 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 3.011 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 7022 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.97 km ENE of Trípoli, Greece · 7019 days ago · 29 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 3.417 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7017 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.912 km ESE of Geráki, Greece · 7017 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 3.225 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7080 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.69 km SSE of Sofikón, Greece · 7083 days ago · 32 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.910 km E of Leonídio, Greece · 7085 days ago · 24 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 2.51 km NE of Perachóra, Greece · 7086 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.115 km SW of Spétses, Greece · 7089 days ago · 22 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.52 km W of Perachóra, Greece · 7090 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 3.515 km E of Leonídio, Greece · 7091 days ago · 21 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 3.212 km ENE of Leonídio, Greece · 7091 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.514 km SW of Spétses, Greece · 7091 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.08 km ESE of Leonídio, Greece · 7091 days ago · 58 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 3.015 km E of Leonídio, Greece · 7091 days ago · 23 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 3.314 km SW of Spétses, Greece · 7092 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 3.115 km SW of Spétses, Greece · 7092 days ago · 27 km deep · 6 km away
  14. 3.011 km SW of Sofikón, Greece · 7092 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 2.94 km E of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 7095 days ago · 23 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.58 km WSW of Vouliagméni, Greece · 7100 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 2.57 km SW of Vouliagméni, Greece · 7105 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
  18. 2.54 km WNW of Megalochóri, Greece · 7106 days ago · 28 km deep · 67 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fc79. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.