Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 46 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 46 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Wed, Jul 18, 2007, 9:42 PM GMT+3 (18:42 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-07-18 18:42:48 UTC
Depth
28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.240° N, 23.170° 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 usp000fgjv. 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
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.31 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7013 days ago · 19 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 3.323 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7013 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.315 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7009 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.643 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 7006 days ago · 44 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.4126 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7002 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 3.653 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7000 days ago · 34 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 4.496 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6999 days ago · 19 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 3.23 km SSW of Kalýves, Greece · 6990 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.35 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6983 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 3.316 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6982 days ago · 22 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 3.230 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6973 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 4.5108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6973 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 3.533 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6970 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 3.65 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6963 days ago · 43 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.931 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6962 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 3.111 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6962 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.018 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7022 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  2. 2.922 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7025 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.628 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7026 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 3.753 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7031 days ago · 23 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 3.075 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7032 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 3.860 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7034 days ago · 23 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.141 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7042 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 3.962 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7043 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 3.963 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 7044 days ago · 74 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 3.482 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7045 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fgjv. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.