Greece earthquakes

M3.8 earthquake 72 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 72 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Apr 3, 2007, 8:03 PM GMT+3 (17:03 UTC), 29 km (18 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 61 km S 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
2007-04-03 17:03:28 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.750° N, 23.140° 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 usp000f8gw. 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
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7111 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.39 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7108 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.58 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7107 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.5119 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7107 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.115 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 7104 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.426 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7102 days ago · 24 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.610 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7099 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.839 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7098 days ago · 76 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 4.071 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7096 days ago · 107 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.74 km NE of Kastrí, Greece · 7089 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 4.461 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7088 days ago · 62 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.420 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7087 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.565 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7086 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.460 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7086 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 3.517 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7086 days ago · 32 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.863 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7086 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.5104 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7085 days ago · 36 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 3.686 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7082 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 4.036 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 7082 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 3.624 km SSE of Kastrí, Greece · 7081 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.4100 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7080 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.227 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7079 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 4.273 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7077 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 3.526 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7075 days ago · 26 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 3.462 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 3.581 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7064 days ago · 28 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.518 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 7122 days ago · 19 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.115 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7125 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.552 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7127 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 3.020 km SSW of Perivólia, Greece · 7128 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 3.890 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7128 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.224 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7132 days ago · 27 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.521 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7133 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 4.238 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7144 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.320 km NNE of Kastrí, Greece · 7144 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.848 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7148 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.222 km WSW of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 7149 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f8gw. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC.