Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 23 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 23 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Dec 23, 2007, 5:01 AM GMT+2 (03:01 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 Crete, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-23 03:01:56 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.090° N, 23.870° 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 usp000fv23. 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
179°
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: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.237 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6858 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 3.567 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6856 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.214 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6855 days ago · 31 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 3.828 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6855 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.228 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6855 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 3.933 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6851 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 3.440 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6836 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 3.15 km ESE of Kíssamos, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.313 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6831 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 3.330 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6830 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.721 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6824 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.669 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6820 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 2.929 km ENE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6818 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6814 days ago · 27 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 4.141 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6801 days ago · 58 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 3.443 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6801 days ago · 65 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 3.620 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6801 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 3.327 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6799 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.346 km SSW of Tympáki, Greece · 6799 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.640 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6862 days ago · 28 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 3.825 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6862 days ago · 39 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 3.17 km SSE of Tympáki, Greece · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.514 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6868 days ago · 27 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 4.074 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6868 days ago · 53 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 3.648 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6869 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.763 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6870 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 3.435 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6872 days ago · 57 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.867 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6872 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.445 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6873 days ago · 31 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 3.323 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6873 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.522 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 3.432 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6878 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 3.326 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6878 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 3.635 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6880 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 3.530 km NW of Pánormos, Greece · 6887 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv23. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.