M3.8 earthquake 11 km NNE of Samos, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 11 km NNE of Samos, Greece on Mon, Jun 4, 2007, 2:42 AM GMT+3 (23:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 4 km SW of Germencik, Turkey. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.8 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-06-03 23:42:44 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.853° N, 27.013° 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 usp000fdam. 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
- 23°
- Stations used
- 71
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.110 km ESE of Pátmos, Greece · 7056 days ago · 28 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.111 km SSW of Megálo Chorió, Greece · 7054 days ago · 32 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.321 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7051 days ago · 22 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.87 km SW of Germencik, Turkey · 7050 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.94 km SW of Germencik, Turkey · 7049 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.67 km E of Söke, Turkey · 7049 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.45 km NNE of Söke, Turkey · 7049 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.49 km WSW of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7026 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.612 km SSE of Menderes, Turkey · 7023 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
- 3.317 km SSE of Karaburun, Turkey · 7017 days ago · 30 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.38 km NNW of Çe?me, Turkey · 7010 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.410 km SSE of Seferihisar, Turkey · 7003 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.337 km NNW of Agios Kirykos, Greece · 7002 days ago · 35 km deep · 80 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fdam. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:31 AM UTC.