Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 17 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 17 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece on Tue, Jun 26, 2007, 2:53 AM GMT+3 (23:53 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 24 km S of Ierápetra, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-06-25 23:53:14 UTC
Depth
37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.340° N, 26.340° 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 usp000few1. 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
156°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.742 km N of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 7035 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.414 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7035 days ago · 51 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.8Crete, Greece · 7033 days ago · 37 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 3.559 km S of Fry, Greece · 7029 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 3.349 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7028 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.519 km NE of Karpathos, Greece · 7027 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 3.524 km S of Palekastro, Greece · 7024 days ago · 40 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 3.224 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7024 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.623 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7021 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 3.064 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7016 days ago · 31 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 3.263 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7015 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 3.056 km N of Sitia, Greece · 7014 days ago · 30 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.525 km N of Fry, Greece · 7008 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.718 km WNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7008 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 3.325 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7006 days ago · 27 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 3.215 km NNW of Sitia, Greece · 7002 days ago · 31 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 3.557 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7002 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 3.520 km N of Káto Goúves, Greece · 7001 days ago · 24 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 3.531 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 6996 days ago · 18 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 3.924 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 6989 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 3.448 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 6987 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  22. 3.217 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 6980 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away

Before

  1. 3.429 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7039 days ago · 22 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 3.536 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7040 days ago · 42 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.260 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7041 days ago · 54 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 3.334 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7041 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 3.323 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7041 days ago · 27 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 3.17 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7042 days ago · 32 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.047 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7042 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 4.216 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7043 days ago · 24 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 3.117 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7044 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 4.513 km ENE of Fry, Greece · 7045 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 3.314 km SW of Karpathos, Greece · 7046 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  12. 3.256 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7047 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.411 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7050 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 3.010 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7050 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.252 km NNW of Karpathos, Greece · 7051 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 3.222 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7054 days ago · 21 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.413 km NNE of Fry, Greece · 7067 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.415 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7067 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  19. 3.214 km WSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7068 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 3.311 km NE of Fry, Greece · 7069 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000few1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:33 PM UTC.