Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 38 km N of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 38 km N of Palekastro, Greece on Sat, May 5, 2007, 1:39 AM GMT+3 (22:39 UTC), 35 km (22 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
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-04 22:39:54 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.540° N, 26.220° 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 usp000fb8n. 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
124°
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: 39 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.528 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7088 days ago · 17 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 3.447 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7087 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.325 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 3.451 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7085 days ago · 28 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 3.256 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7083 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.621 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece · 7076 days ago · 29 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 3.450 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7074 days ago · 47 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 4.762 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7074 days ago · 62 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 3.527 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.436 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.52 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.357 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7071 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.324 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.311 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7068 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 3.214 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.415 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7067 days ago · 21 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 3.413 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7067 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 4.431 km SE of Astypálaia, Greece · 7059 days ago · 102 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 3.222 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7054 days ago · 21 km deep · 72 km away
  20. 3.252 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7051 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 3.010 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7050 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.411 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7050 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  23. 3.256 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7046 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 3.314 km SW of Karpathos, Greece · 7046 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  25. 4.513 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 7045 days ago · 19 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 3.117 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7044 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 4.216 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7043 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 3.047 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7042 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 3.17 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7042 days ago · 32 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 3.323 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7041 days ago · 27 km deep · 45 km away
  31. 3.334 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7040 days ago · 21 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 3.260 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7040 days ago · 54 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 4.327 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 7040 days ago · 65 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 3.536 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7040 days ago · 42 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7039 days ago · 22 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 2.917 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7039 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  37. 3.742 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7035 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 3.414 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7034 days ago · 51 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7032 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 2.88 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7091 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.044 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7093 days ago · 14 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.333 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7096 days ago · 31 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 3.811 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7099 days ago · 29 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 3.839 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7100 days ago · 34 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.423 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7103 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.15 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 7104 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 3.129 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7106 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 4.132 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7106 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.334 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7113 days ago · 59 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 3.161 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7115 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fb8n. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.