M3.7 earthquake 117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Apr 10, 2007, 1:24 PM GMT+3 (10:24 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 62 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-10 10:24:23 UTC
- Depth
- 13.0 km (8.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.200° N, 26.670° 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 usp000f9ac. 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
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.786 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7106 days ago · 34 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.839 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7100 days ago · 34 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.528 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7088 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.095 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7085 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.8113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7079 days ago · 41 km deep · 69 km away
- 4.762 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7074 days ago · 62 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.357 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7071 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 3.537 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7122 days ago · 20 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.629 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7124 days ago · 32 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.440 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7127 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.534 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7128 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f9ac. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.