Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 86 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 86 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece on Thu, Apr 19, 2007, 8:46 PM GMT+3 (17:46 UTC), 34 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 62 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-04-19 17:46:34 UTC
Depth
34.0 km (21.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.490° N, 26.640° 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 usp000fa2x. 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
245°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.129 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7105 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.055 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7105 days ago · 19 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.527 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7105 days ago · 27 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 3.15 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 7104 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.423 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7103 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.255 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7102 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 3.839 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7100 days ago · 34 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 3.528 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7088 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.095 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7085 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 3.8113 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7079 days ago · 41 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.621 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7076 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 4.762 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7074 days ago · 62 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.357 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7071 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

Before

  1. 4.132 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7106 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 3.7117 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7115 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 3.38 km SSW of Ierápetra, Greece · 7121 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 3.537 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7122 days ago · 20 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 3.25 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7122 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 3.411 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7123 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 3.629 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7124 days ago · 32 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 3.440 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7127 days ago · 32 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 3.534 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7127 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 3.342 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7133 days ago · 20 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fa2x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.