Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 21 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 21 km ENE of Palekastro, Greece on Sun, May 20, 2007, 1:07 AM GMT+3 (22:07 UTC), 29 km (18 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
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-05-19 22:07:34 UTC
Depth
29.0 km (18.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.240° N, 26.490° 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 usp000fcay. 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
135°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 41 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.450 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7074 days ago · 47 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.830 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7074 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 4.762 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7074 days ago · 62 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.428 km E of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.527 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.436 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7073 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.52 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7072 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 3.357 km SE of Palekastro, Greece · 7071 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 3.124 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7071 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.417 km ENE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 20 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 3.324 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 3.516 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7070 days ago · 18 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 3.324 km ESE of Karpathos, Greece · 7069 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 3.311 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7068 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  15. 3.214 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 3.415 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7066 days ago · 21 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.413 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7066 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 3.222 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7054 days ago · 21 km deep · 63 km away
  19. 3.252 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7051 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 3.010 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7050 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 3.411 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7049 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 3.314 km SW of Karpathos, Greece · 7046 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
  23. 4.513 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 7045 days ago · 19 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.117 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7044 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 4.216 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7043 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 3.047 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7042 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 3.17 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7041 days ago · 32 km deep · 68 km away
  28. 3.323 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7041 days ago · 27 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 3.334 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7040 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 3.536 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7039 days ago · 42 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7039 days ago · 22 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 2.917 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7038 days ago · 37 km deep · 18 km away
  33. 3.414 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7034 days ago · 51 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7032 days ago · 37 km deep · 25 km away
  35. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7029 days ago · 18 km deep · 51 km away
  36. 3.349 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7028 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 3.519 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7027 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 3.524 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7023 days ago · 40 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 3.224 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7023 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  40. 3.623 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7021 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 3.0101 km S of Fry, Greece · 7020 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

Before

  1. 3.451 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7085 days ago · 28 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.095 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7085 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 3.325 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 3.447 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7086 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.528 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7088 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.138 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7090 days ago · 35 km deep · 41 km away
  7. 2.88 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7091 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 3.044 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7093 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
  9. 3.333 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7096 days ago · 31 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 3.811 km N of Karpathos, Greece · 7099 days ago · 29 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.839 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7100 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 3.423 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7103 days ago · 23 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.15 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 7104 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 3.328 km NNE of Karpathos, Greece · 7105 days ago · 24 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 3.527 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7105 days ago · 27 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.129 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7106 days ago · 20 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fcay. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.