Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 16 km S of Skýros, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 16 km S of Skýros, Greece on Fri, Dec 28, 2007, 2:22 AM GMT+2 (00:22 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 23 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-12-28 00:22:35 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.760° N, 24.590° 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 usp000fveg. 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
87°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.626 km SSE of Skýros, Greece · 6854 days ago · 28 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 3.335 km ESE of Skýros, Greece · 6845 days ago · 38 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.91 km ENE of Kárystos, Greece · 6838 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.123 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.922 km NE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 38 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.424 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6836 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.423 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6832 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.431 km WSW of Psará, Greece · 6831 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.910 km NNE of Politiká, Greece · 6827 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.60 km ENE of Psachná, Greece · 6820 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.30 km NE of Kastélla, Greece · 6820 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 3.142 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.954 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 27 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 2.644 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6817 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 3.129 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6811 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.23 km SW of Kými, Greece · 6805 days ago · 27 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.66 km SE of Psará, Greece · 6798 days ago · 36 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.015 km SSW of Psará, Greece · 6795 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 3.1Aegean Sea · 6859 days ago · 27 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 3.316 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 6881 days ago · 38 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.858 km SSW of Mýrina, Greece · 6881 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fveg. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:00 AM UTC.