Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 16 km NW of Míthymna, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Míthymna, Greece on Mon, Aug 20, 2007, 2:13 PM GMT+3 (11:13 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 18 km S of Plomári, 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
2007-08-20 11:13:35 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.472° N, 26.041° 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 usp000fk9b. 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
141°
Stations used
8

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.527 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 6981 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.618 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 6970 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.916 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 6964 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.218 km S of Plomári, Greece · 6963 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.119 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6963 days ago · 22 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 3.315 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 6962 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.47 km WSW of Behram, Turkey · 6946 days ago · 24 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.426 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6944 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.69 km NE of Dikili, Turkey · 6937 days ago · 16 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.610 km W of Dikili, Turkey · 6937 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.622 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6936 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.615 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 6934 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.214 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 6926 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 3.424 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6925 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 2.912 km E of Vareiá, Greece · 6925 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 3.837 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 6924 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 3.847 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 6992 days ago · 41 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 3.427 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7001 days ago · 27 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.214 km SSE of Loutrá, Greece · 7002 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 3.338 km SW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7008 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 3.525 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7009 days ago · 28 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 3.332 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 7010 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 3.713 km NW of Yenifoça, Turkey · 7011 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fk9b. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.