Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 112 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 112 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Jan 11, 2007, 7:50 AM GMT+2 (05:50 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 63 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-11 05:50:39 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.020° N, 22.480° 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 usp000f25x. 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
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.828 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 4.367 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 56 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 4.8102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7197 days ago · 39 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 4.2114 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7196 days ago · 40 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 3.327 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 4.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7188 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 3.6131 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7184 days ago · 29 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.0102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7183 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 5.463 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 59 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  11. 3.865 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 86 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 3.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7169 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.427 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 2.841 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7157 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.848 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7148 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 3.1105 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7210 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.3125 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7211 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.784 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7215 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7215 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 4.1133 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 42 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.9115 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 61 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.0107 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 64 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.0117 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 51 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.4120 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 41 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 4.137 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7231 days ago · 80 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f25x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC.