Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 62 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 62 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Thu, Jun 21, 2007, 1:04 AM GMT+3 (22:04 UTC), 5 km (3 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 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-06-20 22:04:51 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.120° N, 23.010° 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 usp000fef6. 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
112°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 3.141 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7042 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.592 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7041 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.860 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7035 days ago · 23 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.075 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7032 days ago · 18 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.753 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7032 days ago · 23 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 3.628 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7027 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.922 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7025 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.018 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7023 days ago · 43 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7016 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 3.315 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7010 days ago · 19 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 3.4126 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7003 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 3.653 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7001 days ago · 34 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 4.496 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7000 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 3.963 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7045 days ago · 74 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 3.482 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7046 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.6108 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7047 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 3.250 km S of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.489 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7049 days ago · 39 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 3.5108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7050 days ago · 26 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 3.1101 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7052 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.374 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7055 days ago · 42 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.564 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 7055 days ago · 28 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.647 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7062 days ago · 41 km deep · 19 km away
  11. 3.557 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7063 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.581 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7064 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.515 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.236 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 3.462 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 35 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fef6. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.