Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 33 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 33 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece on Sun, Dec 30, 2007, 2:31 PM GMT+2 (12:31 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-30 12:31:29 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.000° N, 23.450° 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 usp000fvnd. 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
121°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.696 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6844 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.440 km SSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6837 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 3.15 km ESE of Kíssamos, Greece · 6833 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.313 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 6832 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 3.330 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6831 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 3.721 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6825 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 3.669 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6821 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 4.1Crete, Greece · 6815 days ago · 27 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.141 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6802 days ago · 58 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 3.443 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6802 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.620 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6802 days ago · 20 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 3.933 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6797 days ago · 53 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 4.022 km N of Kolympári, Greece · 6793 days ago · 34 km deep · 87 km away

Before

  1. 3.828 km NNE of Agía Marína, Greece · 6856 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 3.214 km WSW of Agía Galíni, Greece · 6856 days ago · 31 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 3.567 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 6857 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.237 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 6859 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.023 km SE of Palaióchora, Greece · 6859 days ago · 37 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 3.514 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6869 days ago · 27 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 4.074 km SW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6869 days ago · 53 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 3.648 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6870 days ago · 21 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.763 km WSW of Palaióchora, Greece · 6871 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 3.435 km W of Kastrí, Greece · 6873 days ago · 57 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 3.867 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6873 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 3.445 km SW of Kastrí, Greece · 6874 days ago · 31 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 3.323 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6874 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.522 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6875 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.432 km WSW of Kastrí, Greece · 6879 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 3.326 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6879 days ago · 39 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 3.635 km WSW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6881 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fvnd. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.