M2.7 earthquake 7 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece on Thu, Mar 15, 2007, 11:03 PM GMT+2 (21:03 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 4 km S of Komniná, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-03-15 21:03:47 UTC
- Depth
- 4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.846° N, 22.833° 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 usp000f6st. 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
- 52°
- Stations used
- 17
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.16 km NW of Melissochóri, Greece · 7141 days ago · 16 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.35 km SSW of Mikrópolis, Greece · 7140 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.92 km NNE of Strymonikó, Greece · 7139 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.87 km N of Petrich, Bulgaria · 7129 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.29 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 7128 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.912 km W of Kassándreia, Greece · 7119 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.85 km SW of Arnaía, Greece · 7103 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.1Greece · 7102 days ago · 22 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.28 km NNE of Xinó Neró, Greece · 7098 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.111 km S of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7098 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
- 3.44 km S of Komniná, Greece · 7090 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.21 km NNE of Patrída, Greece · 7090 days ago · 28 km deep · 62 km away
Before
- 3.22 km S of Stavrós, Greece · 7156 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.72 km NNE of Vergína, Greece · 7157 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.12 km NW of Kouloúra, Greece · 7158 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.510 km SE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 7160 days ago · 24 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.21 km NE of Diavatós, Greece · 7160 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.23 km SSW of Kouloúra, Greece · 7160 days ago · 24 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.58 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7160 days ago · 27 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.83 km ENE of Kouloúra, Greece · 7160 days ago · 14 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.81 km NE of Diavatós, Greece · 7160 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.13 km SSW of Kouloúra, Greece · 7162 days ago · 25 km deep · 57 km away
- 4.21 km SE of Melíki, Greece · 7164 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 4.13 km ESE of Kouloúra, Greece · 7164 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.22 km NE of Diavatós, Greece · 7168 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6st. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.