Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 18 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 18 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 5:22 AM GMT+2 (03:22 UTC), 12 km (7 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
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-01-17 03:22:53 UTC
Depth
12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.340° N, 23.530° 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 usp000f2u7. 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
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
11

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.8102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7196 days ago · 39 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.327 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7189 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 3.050 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7189 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7188 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.544 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7185 days ago · 28 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 3.0102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7183 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 3.56 km W of Pérama, Greece · 7175 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.820 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 55 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.319 km NW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7172 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 3.249 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7171 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 3.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7169 days ago · 80 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 3.411 km SSE of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7168 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  14. 3.042 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7164 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  15. 3.427 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 3.59 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7160 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.841 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7157 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.521 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7155 days ago · 28 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.38 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7152 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 4.647 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7150 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 3.450 km N of Mouzourás, Greece · 7150 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 3.222 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7149 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  23. 3.848 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7147 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 3.250 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7147 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 3.932 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 7146 days ago · 55 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 3.320 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 7144 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 4.238 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7144 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 3.039 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 7141 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 3.311 km SW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7200 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 4.367 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 56 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 3.828 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 3.413 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7202 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.241 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 7206 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.513 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7214 days ago · 23 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.784 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7215 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.230 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7215 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 3.015 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7217 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 3.025 km W of Agía Galíni, Greece · 7217 days ago · 49 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 3.738 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7221 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.837 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7226 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2u7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.