Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 38 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Oct 12, 2007, 1:41 AM GMT+3 (22:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 35 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-11 22:41:49 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.040° N, 23.330° 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 usp000fqbj. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.651 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6926 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.163 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6924 days ago · 32 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 3.126 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6924 days ago · 22 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.952 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6923 days ago · 34 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.344 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6923 days ago · 30 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6918 days ago · 44 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 3.452 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6914 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.071 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6912 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 3.39 km N of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6911 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 3.224 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6908 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.243 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6908 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.832 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6904 days ago · 59 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.429 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6891 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.635 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6880 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 3.326 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6878 days ago · 39 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 3.432 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6878 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 3.522 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 3.323 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6873 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 3.445 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6873 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.867 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6872 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 3.435 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6872 days ago · 57 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.512 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 6932 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.458 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6935 days ago · 26 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 2.937 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6938 days ago · 26 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.738 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6945 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 4.761 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6948 days ago · 69 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 3.413 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6948 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.614 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6948 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.353 km S of Kastrí, Greece · 6950 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fqbj. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.