Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 8 km ENE of Rethymno, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Rethymno, Greece on Mon, Oct 8, 2007, 2:27 PM GMT+3 (11:27 UTC), 22 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 28 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-08 11:27:28 UTC
Depth
22.0 km (13.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.390° N, 24.570° 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 usp000fq44. 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
188°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.512 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 6932 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.560 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6931 days ago · 40 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.715 km SSW of Asímion, Greece · 6927 days ago · 42 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.431 km SE of Kastrí, Greece · 6922 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.028 km SSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 6917 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 3.542 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6913 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.39 km N of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6911 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 3.331 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6908 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 3.228 km SSW of Moíres, Greece · 6908 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 3.224 km ENE of Kastrí, Greece · 6908 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.038 km NNE of Mouzourás, Greece · 6907 days ago · 64 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.257 km N of Pánormos, Greece · 6903 days ago · 38 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 3.526 km NNE of Limín Khersonísou, Greece · 6887 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.530 km NW of Pánormos, Greece · 6887 days ago · 28 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 3.33 km E of Pýrgos, Greece · 6885 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.62 km E of Arkalochóri, Greece · 6885 days ago · 24 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 3.6Crete, Greece · 6885 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.769 km N of Pánormos, Greece · 6884 days ago · 44 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 3.39 km NNE of Sísion, Greece · 6883 days ago · 32 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 3.833 km S of Pýrgos, Greece · 6881 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 4.01 km WSW of Mália, Greece · 6878 days ago · 40 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 3.529 km N of Sísion, Greece · 6878 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.326 km WNW of Kastrí, Greece · 6878 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 3.225 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6878 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.213 km SSE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 6877 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 3.95 km WNW of Zarós, Greece · 6934 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 3.625 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6938 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.523 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6942 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 3.438 km S of Moíres, Greece · 6943 days ago · 28 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 3.616 km NE of Sísion, Greece · 6947 days ago · 21 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.413 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6948 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.614 km E of Kastrí, Greece · 6948 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 3.248 km N of Néa Alikarnassós, Greece · 6950 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.021 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 6951 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.340 km N of Agía Marína, Greece · 6954 days ago · 37 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 3.945 km NNE of Pánormos, Greece · 6956 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 3.111 km NW of Kíssamos, Greece · 6962 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 2.931 km NNE of Kolympári, Greece · 6962 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 3.65 km S of Chóra Sfakíon, Greece · 6963 days ago · 43 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fq44. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC.