Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 105 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 105 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Jan 5, 2007, 3:24 AM GMT+2 (01:24 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-05 01:24:06 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.690° N, 22.730° 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 usp000f1qu. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
281°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8112 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7204 days ago · 38 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.828 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.367 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 56 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.8102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7197 days ago · 39 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.2114 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7196 days ago · 40 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 3.327 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 4.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 44 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7188 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.6131 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7184 days ago · 29 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.0102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7183 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7170 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.427 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.3125 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7211 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 3.784 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7215 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7216 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.015 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7218 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 4.1133 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 42 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.9115 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 61 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 4.0107 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 64 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 4.0117 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 51 km deep · 13 km away
  10. 4.4120 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 41 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7226 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 80 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 3.769 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7234 days ago · 17 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.625 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 3.339 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7238 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.143 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7240 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f1qu. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.