Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 6 km E of Sitia, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 6 km E of Sitia, Greece on Thu, Mar 15, 2007, 7:12 PM GMT+2 (17:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 35 km NW of Fry, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-03-15 17:12:28 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.200° N, 26.170° 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 usp000f6sd. 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.

Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.123 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7141 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 3.215 km ESE of Fry, Greece · 7138 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 3.325 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7134 days ago · 40 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 3.342 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7133 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.214 km ESE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7132 days ago · 29 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.235 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7131 days ago · 28 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 3.534 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7128 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 3.440 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7128 days ago · 32 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.262 km NW of Fry, Greece · 7127 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 3.629 km SSW of Palekastro, Greece · 7124 days ago · 32 km deep · 28 km away
  11. 3.131 km NNE of Eloúnda, Greece · 7123 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 3.56 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7123 days ago · 16 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 3.115 km SW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7123 days ago · 22 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 3.22 km W of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7123 days ago · 23 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 3.411 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7123 days ago · 21 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 3.25 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7123 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  17. 3.537 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7123 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.38 km SSW of Ierápetra, Greece · 7122 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 3.112 km NNW of Sísion, Greece · 7122 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 3.334 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7113 days ago · 59 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 4.132 km NE of Palekastro, Greece · 7106 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 3.786 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7106 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 3.129 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7106 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 4.055 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7106 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 3.527 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7106 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
  26. 3.15 km SSW of Sitia, Greece · 7105 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 3.423 km SE of Fry, Greece · 7103 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  28. 3.255 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7103 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 3.528 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7101 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 3.839 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7101 days ago · 34 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 3.333 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7097 days ago · 31 km deep · 47 km away
  32. 3.326 km SE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7095 days ago · 21 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.930 km SSE of Pýrgos, Greece · 7095 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  34. 3.044 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7093 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 3.451 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7093 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 2.88 km NW of Karpathos, Greece · 7092 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 3.138 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7091 days ago · 35 km deep · 38 km away
  38. 3.255 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7090 days ago · 40 km deep · 96 km away
  39. 3.528 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7088 days ago · 17 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 3.095 km SSE of Palekastro, Greece · 7086 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 3.451 km N of Palekastro, Greece · 7085 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  42. 3.256 km SE of Emporeío, Greece · 7083 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 4.253 km S of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7143 days ago · 43 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.615 km S of Karpathos, Greece · 7143 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.610 km SSE of Arkalochóri, Greece · 7145 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 3.044 km NNE of Palekastro, Greece · 7147 days ago · 37 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 3.435 km SSE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7154 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 3.443 km SSW of Fry, Greece · 7154 days ago · 22 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.841 km WNW of Fry, Greece · 7156 days ago · 37 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.622 km S of Ierápetra, Greece · 7156 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.056 km SSE of Fry, Greece · 7160 days ago · 72 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.220 km WSW of Fry, Greece · 7161 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 3.321 km NNW of Fry, Greece · 7161 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 3.317 km SE of Ierápetra, Greece · 7161 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 3.032 km SSW of Néa Anatolí, Greece · 7162 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 3.620 km SW of Fry, Greece · 7167 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6sd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:31 PM UTC.