M4.6 earthquake 183 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 183 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Apr 12, 2007, 11:34 PM GMT+2 (21:34 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (ML, local (Richter)), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-12 21:34:13 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.780° N, 21.750° 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 usp000f9je. 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 259°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7113 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.5119 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7109 days ago · 27 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.2101 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7102 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.5104 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7088 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.0146 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7064 days ago · 25 km deep · 77 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f9je. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:28 PM UTC.