Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 67 km W of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 67 km W of Palaióchora, Greece on Tue, Dec 25, 2007, 8:17 PM GMT+2 (18:17 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 41 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-25 18:17:21 UTC
Depth
18.0 km (11.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.200° N, 22.940° 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 usp000fv7q. 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
249°, 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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.933 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6851 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 3.730 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 6842 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.440 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6837 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.15 km ESE of Kíssamos, Greece · 6832 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.313 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6832 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.330 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6831 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 3.675 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6829 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 3.721 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6824 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 3.669 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6820 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 4.141 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6801 days ago · 58 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.443 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6801 days ago · 65 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 3.933 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6797 days ago · 53 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 3.237 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6858 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 3.023 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6859 days ago · 37 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 4.074 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6868 days ago · 53 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 3.648 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6870 days ago · 21 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 3.763 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6870 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 3.435 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6872 days ago · 57 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 3.867 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6872 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.323 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.522 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.432 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6878 days ago · 38 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.326 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6878 days ago · 39 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.2110 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 6879 days ago · 51 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.635 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6880 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fv7q. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:57 PM UTC.