M3.1 earthquake 37 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 37 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece on Fri, Jul 20, 2007, 4:50 AM GMT+3 (01:50 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 19 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-20 01:50:27 UTC
- Depth
- 12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.025° N, 25.459° 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 usp000fgp8. 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
- 114°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.525 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7009 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.338 km SW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7008 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.429 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 6994 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.847 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 6992 days ago · 41 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.416 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6983 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.347 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6977 days ago · 30 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.452 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6977 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.819 km N of Gökçeada, Turkey · 6975 days ago · 14 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.030 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 6974 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.916 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 6964 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
Before
- 3.237 km SW of Kamariótissa, Greece · 7019 days ago · 23 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.839 km ESE of Sykiá, Greece · 7019 days ago · 45 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.128 km E of Mýrina, Greece · 7024 days ago · 19 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.133 km NNE of Mýrina, Greece · 7031 days ago · 14 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.117 km SSE of Potamiá, Greece · 7037 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.323 km NW of Mýrina, Greece · 7040 days ago · 32 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.021 km NE of Karyes, Greece · 7040 days ago · 37 km deep · 95 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fgp8. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:51 AM UTC.