Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 71 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 71 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Apr 29, 2007, 9:27 AM GMT+3 (06:27 UTC), 107 km (66 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
4.0 (M), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-04-29 06:27:37 UTC
Depth
107.0 km (66.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
34.940° N, 22.980° 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 usp000fav1. 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
234°, 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 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.461 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7088 days ago · 62 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 3.420 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7087 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 3.565 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7086 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 3.460 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7086 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.5104 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7085 days ago · 36 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.686 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7082 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.4100 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7080 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.227 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7079 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.273 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7077 days ago · 29 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 3.526 km SSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7076 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.347 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7075 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.462 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 35 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.236 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 3.515 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.581 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7064 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 3.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7061 days ago · 41 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.564 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7054 days ago · 28 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 3.374 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7054 days ago · 42 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 3.1101 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7052 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 3.5108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7049 days ago · 26 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 3.489 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 39 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 3.250 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 3.6108 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7046 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.482 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7045 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 3.963 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7044 days ago · 74 km deep · 8 km away
  26. 3.962 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7043 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 3.141 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7042 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  28. 3.592 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7041 days ago · 25 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 3.839 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7098 days ago · 76 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 3.610 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 7099 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 3.2101 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7100 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.426 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7102 days ago · 24 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.5119 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7107 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 3.58 km NW of Kastrí, Greece · 7107 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.39 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7108 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 3.755 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7109 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 3.7central Mediterranean Sea · 7111 days ago · 21 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 3.143 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.276 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7112 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.994 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7115 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.872 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7122 days ago · 29 km deep · 26 km away
  14. 3.518 km SSW of Agía Marína, Greece · 7122 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.115 km SSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7125 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fav1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC.