Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 28 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 28 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Jan 14, 2007, 11:09 AM GMT+2 (09:09 UTC), 3 km (2 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
3.8 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-14 09:09:23 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.300° N, 23.380° 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 usp000f2hk. 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
180°
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: 28 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.367 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 56 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.311 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7200 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.718 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7198 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.8102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7196 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 4.2114 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7196 days ago · 40 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.327 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 4.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7189 days ago · 44 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 3.050 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7189 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7188 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 3.544 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7185 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 3.0102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7183 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.865 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7181 days ago · 86 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.820 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 55 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.319 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7172 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.249 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7171 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7169 days ago · 80 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 3.411 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7168 days ago · 28 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.042 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7164 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 3.427 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  20. 2.841 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7157 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 3.38 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7152 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 4.647 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7150 days ago · 33 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.222 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7149 days ago · 18 km deep · 54 km away
  24. 3.848 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7147 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 3.250 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7147 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 3.932 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7146 days ago · 55 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 3.320 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 7144 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 4.238 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7144 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.413 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7202 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.8112 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7204 days ago · 38 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.241 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7206 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 3.1105 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7210 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.513 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7214 days ago · 23 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 3.784 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7215 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7215 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  8. 3.015 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7217 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.025 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7217 days ago · 49 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 4.0107 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 64 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 4.0117 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7225 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 4.011 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7228 days ago · 34 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.55 km SSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7229 days ago · 59 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 3.740 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7230 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 3.622 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 7230 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2hk. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:27 AM UTC.