Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 44 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 44 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece on Fri, Mar 9, 2007, 10:12 PM GMT+2 (20:12 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 35 km NW of Fry, 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
2007-03-09 20:12:20 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.570° N, 26.450° 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 usp000f6d0. 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
178°
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.436 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7145 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.615 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7143 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 3.16 km E of Sitia, Greece · 7140 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.215 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 7138 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.325 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7133 days ago · 40 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 4.235 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7130 days ago · 28 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 3.534 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7127 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 3.440 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7127 days ago · 32 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.262 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7126 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 3.629 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7123 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.564 km SSW of Mandráki, Greece · 7122 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.131 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7122 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.56 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7122 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.22 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7122 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.411 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7122 days ago · 21 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 3.25 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7122 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.537 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7122 days ago · 20 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 3.38 km SSW of Ierápetra, Greece · 7121 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 3.112 km NNW of Sísion, Greece · 7121 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 3.161 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7115 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 3.334 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7113 days ago · 59 km deep · 14 km away
  22. 4.132 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7106 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  23. 3.129 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7105 days ago · 20 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 3.328 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7105 days ago · 24 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 3.15 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 7104 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 3.423 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7103 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 3.839 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7100 days ago · 34 km deep · 79 km away
  28. 3.811 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7098 days ago · 29 km deep · 67 km away
  29. 3.333 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7096 days ago · 31 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 3.044 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7093 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 2.88 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7091 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  32. 3.138 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7090 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  33. 3.528 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7088 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.443 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7154 days ago · 22 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.841 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7155 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 4.056 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7160 days ago · 72 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 3.220 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7160 days ago · 27 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 3.321 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7160 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.317 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7160 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.143 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 3.039 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7164 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 3.618 km SE of Karpathos, Greece · 7164 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.620 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7166 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.329 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7169 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.236 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7169 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.038 km ESE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7171 days ago · 138 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 3.245 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7173 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.419 km N of Fry, Greece · 7173 days ago · 26 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 3.538 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7174 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.19 km ENE of Schísma Eloúndas, Greece · 7174 days ago · 20 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.535 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7175 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 3.28 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7176 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 4.234 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7176 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6d0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.