Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 52 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 52 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Fri, Oct 19, 2007, 7:56 PM GMT+3 (16:56 UTC), 34 km (21 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
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-19 16:56:42 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.230° 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 usp000fqwv. 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
239°, 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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.344 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6924 days ago · 30 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.335 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6920 days ago · 44 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.452 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6916 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.932 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6916 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.071 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece · 6914 days ago · 19 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.39 km N of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6912 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.243 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6909 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 3.832 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6905 days ago · 59 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 3.429 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 6892 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.321 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6889 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.635 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6881 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 3.2110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6880 days ago · 51 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 3.326 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6879 days ago · 39 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 3.432 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6879 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 3.522 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6875 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 3.323 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6875 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 3.445 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6874 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 3.867 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 3.435 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6873 days ago · 57 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 3.763 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6871 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 3.648 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6871 days ago · 21 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 4.074 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6869 days ago · 53 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 3.514 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6869 days ago · 27 km deep · 89 km away

Before

  1. 3.126 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6925 days ago · 22 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.163 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6925 days ago · 32 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.651 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6927 days ago · 43 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 3.038 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6932 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.339 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6933 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.512 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 6933 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.458 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6937 days ago · 26 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.821 km SE of Kýthira, Greece · 6939 days ago · 51 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.937 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6939 days ago · 26 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.738 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6946 days ago · 42 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 4.761 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6949 days ago · 69 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fqwv. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC.