Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 7 km WNW of Messíni, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 7 km WNW of Messíni, Greece on Sat, Oct 20, 2007, 5:08 AM GMT+3 (02:08 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 6 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-20 02:08:24 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.070° N, 21.930° 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 usp000fqxj. 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
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.16 km WNW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6922 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.29 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 6922 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 3.23 km ENE of Meligalás, Greece · 6921 days ago · 29 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 3.36 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 6919 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.8southern Greece · 6919 days ago · 62 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 5.16 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 6915 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 14
  7. 3.417 km SSW of Kardamás, Greece · 6915 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.69 km WSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6915 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.45 km WSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6915 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.19 km NE of Zacháro, Greece · 6914 days ago · 24 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.56 km SE of Kardamás, Greece · 6914 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 3.12 km E of Amaliáda, Greece · 6913 days ago · 39 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.44 km W of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 6913 days ago · 21 km deep · 18 km away
  14. 3.25 km WSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 6905 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 3.515 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 6898 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 3.622 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 6897 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  17. 3.536 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 6897 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.35 km WNW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6886 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 3.12 km W of Amaliáda, Greece · 6886 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.630 km W of Methóni, Greece · 6884 days ago · 37 km deep · 58 km away
  21. 3.631 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6881 days ago · 16 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 3.557 km S of Koróni, Greece · 6879 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 3.611 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 6879 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 2.86 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 6879 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  25. 3.647 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6878 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  26. 3.62 km S of Filiatrá, Greece · 6877 days ago · 39 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 3.459 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 6874 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.32 km WNW of Langádhia, Greece · 6870 days ago · 24 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 3.16 km E of Amaliáda, Greece · 6867 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 3.49 km ESE of Gýtheio, Greece · 6867 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 2.934 km SW of Filiatrá, Greece · 6923 days ago · 37 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.26 km NNE of Filiatrá, Greece · 6925 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 3.43 km NNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 6925 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 3.117 km SSE of Kalávryta, Greece · 6926 days ago · 44 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.520 km SE of Kalávryta, Greece · 6926 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.55 km WNW of Langádhia, Greece · 6927 days ago · 21 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.44 km WSW of Kyparissía, Greece · 6930 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.46 km NNW of Pýlos, Greece · 6933 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.45 km SSW of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 6934 days ago · 31 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.57 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece · 6936 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.19 km NW of Kopanáki, Greece · 6936 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.659 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 6936 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.913 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6939 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.24 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 6940 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 3.117 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 6941 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  16. 3.010 km ENE of Synoikismós Chavaríou, Greece · 6946 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.012 km W of Koutsopódi, Greece · 6946 days ago · 38 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fqxj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:28 PM UTC.