Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 63 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 63 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Jun 20, 2007, 5:47 AM GMT+3 (02:47 UTC), 74 km (46 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 96 km SW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-06-20 02:47:57 UTC
Depth
74.0 km (46.0 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
34.970° N, 23.060° 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 usp000fed7. 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
128°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.962 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7043 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.141 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7042 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 3.592 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7040 days ago · 25 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.860 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7034 days ago · 23 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.075 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7032 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.753 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7031 days ago · 23 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 3.628 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7026 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 3.018 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7022 days ago · 43 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 2.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7016 days ago · 28 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.31 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7013 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 3.315 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7009 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 3.4126 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7002 days ago · 21 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 3.653 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7000 days ago · 34 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 4.496 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6999 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.788 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6994 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.482 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7045 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 3.6108 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7046 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 3.250 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 3.489 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 39 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.5108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7049 days ago · 26 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 3.1101 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7051 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.374 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7054 days ago · 42 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 3.564 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7054 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7061 days ago · 41 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 3.581 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7064 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.515 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.236 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.462 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fed7. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.