Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 53 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 53 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Aug 3, 2007, 2:16 AM GMT+3 (23:16 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 61 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-02 23:16:39 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.110° N, 23.110° 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 usp000fhrq. 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
219°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.496 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7000 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.788 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6994 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.35 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6983 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.316 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6982 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 3.230 km WNW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6974 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 4.5108 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6973 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.533 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6970 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 3.65 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6963 days ago · 43 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.111 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6962 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.761 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6948 days ago · 69 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 3.738 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6945 days ago · 42 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.4126 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7002 days ago · 21 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.315 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 7009 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 3.31 km ESE of Kastrí, Greece · 7013 days ago · 19 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.946 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7016 days ago · 28 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 3.018 km NNW of Kastrí, Greece · 7023 days ago · 43 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.922 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7025 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.628 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 7026 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fhrq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC.