Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 32 km WNW of Psará, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 32 km WNW of Psará, Greece on Sat, Aug 18, 2007, 12:55 AM GMT+3 (21:55 UTC), 39 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km W of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (M), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-08-17 21:55:34 UTC
Depth
39.0 km (24.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.680° N, 25.230° 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 usp000fk2a. 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
46°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.527 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 6981 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 3.347 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6977 days ago · 30 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.452 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6977 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.119 km NW of Karaburun, Turkey · 6963 days ago · 22 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.315 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 6962 days ago · 19 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.528 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6953 days ago · 46 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.241 km W of Psará, Greece · 6943 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 4.06 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 6942 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 4.37 km W of Skýros, Greece · 6941 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 3.58 km W of Skýros, Greece · 6940 days ago · 35 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.622 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6936 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 3.615 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 6934 days ago · 43 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 4.28 km W of Skýros, Greece · 6931 days ago · 26 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 2.88 km E of Oxílithos, Greece · 6930 days ago · 29 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 3.013 km WSW of Thymianá, Greece · 6926 days ago · 37 km deep · 78 km away

Before

  1. 3.847 km WNW of Eresós, Greece · 6992 days ago · 41 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 2.86 km NNE of Kými, Greece · 6998 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 3.054 km NE of Kárystos, Greece · 7001 days ago · 32 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.232 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 7001 days ago · 42 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.427 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7001 days ago · 27 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 3.332 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 7010 days ago · 29 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 3.38 km NNW of Çe?me, Turkey · 7010 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fk2a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.