M3.6 earthquake 131 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 131 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Jan 31, 2007, 4:45 PM GMT+2 (14:45 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 46 km W of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-31 14:45:09 UTC
- Depth
- 29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.670° N, 22.420° 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 usp000f413. 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
- 284°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.0102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7183 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7169 days ago · 80 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.890 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7128 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
Before
- 3.1central Mediterranean Sea · 7188 days ago · 15 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7190 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.2114 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7196 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.8102 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7197 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.367 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7201 days ago · 56 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.8112 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7204 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.1105 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7210 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.3125 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7211 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f413. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC.