Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 114 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 114 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Jan 19, 2007, 10:42 AM GMT+2 (08:42 UTC), 40 km (25 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 47 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Fri, Jan 19, 2007, 10:42 AM GMT+2
UTC: 2007-01-19 08:42:24 UTC
Depth: 39.8 km (24.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 34.694° N, 22.608° 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 usp000f2z8. 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: 114°
Stations used: 54

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f2z8. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.