M3.5 earthquake 23 km NE of Samothráki, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Samothráki, Greece on Tue, Jan 30, 2007, 11:48 PM GMT+2 (21:48 UTC), 25 km (16 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 25 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-01-30 21:48:04 UTC
- Depth
- 25.0 km (15.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.640° N, 25.700° 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 usp000f3zc. 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
- 143°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.424 km NNW of Gökçeada, Turkey · 7179 days ago · 34 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.46 km SSE of Echínos, Greece · 7165 days ago · 24 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.228 km WSW of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7154 days ago · 31 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.327 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7152 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
- 4.025 km ENE of Mýrina, Greece · 7152 days ago · 19 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.422 km W of Bozcaada, Turkey · 7152 days ago · 21 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.226 km NE of Mýrina, Greece · 7151 days ago · 31 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.727 km NNW of Eceabat, Turkey · 7147 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.337 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 7132 days ago · 55 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.339 km N of Mýrina, Greece · 7132 days ago · 52 km deep · 68 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f3zc. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:24 PM UTC.