M3.1 earthquake 11 km NW of Polichnítos, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Polichnítos, Greece on Sun, Apr 8, 2007, 12:15 PM GMT+3 (09:15 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 39 km WNW of Eresós, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-04-08 09:15:00 UTC
- Depth
- 55.0 km (34.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.150° N, 26.080° 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 usp000f928. 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
- 110°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.334 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7115 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.315 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7113 days ago · 30 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.323 km S of Eresós, Greece · 7109 days ago · 31 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.135 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 7100 days ago · 16 km deep · 46 km away
- 3.37 km W of Polichnítos, Greece · 7096 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.36 km NNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7095 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.527 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7086 days ago · 31 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.06 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7085 days ago · 34 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.333 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7084 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.632 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7083 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 7082 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.311 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 7078 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.333 km NW of Psará, Greece · 7075 days ago · 27 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.69 km W of Kalloní, Greece · 7072 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.411 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 7069 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.411 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 7069 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.039 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 7067 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.54 km SSE of Skópelos, Greece · 7064 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.424 km WNW of Psará, Greece · 7064 days ago · 50 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.923 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 7059 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.15 km NE of Gömeç, Turkey · 7058 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.29 km SSE of Plomári, Greece · 7057 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.52 km ESE of Plomári, Greece · 7057 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
Before
- 3.428 km SSE of Mýrina, Greece · 7119 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.124 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7121 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.233 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 7125 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.33 km WSW of Skópelos, Greece · 7127 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.620 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 7131 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.815 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 7132 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.07 km E of Vareiá, Greece · 7134 days ago · 15 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.626 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 7137 days ago · 14 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.813 km W of Behram, Turkey · 7143 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.421 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7146 days ago · 21 km deep · 49 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f928. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.