Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 2 km NNE of Strymonikó, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 2 km NNE of Strymonikó, Greece on Sat, Mar 17, 2007, 7:44 PM GMT+2 (17:44 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 14 km E of Paralía Ofryníou, 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
2007-03-17 17:44:07 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.065° N, 23.325° 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 usp000f6w5. 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
149°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.87 km N of Petrich, Bulgaria · 7129 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.54 km N of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7127 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.29 km WNW of Arnaía, Greece · 7127 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 3.314 km E of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 7107 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.85 km SW of Arnaía, Greece · 7102 days ago · 18 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.111 km S of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7097 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 3.09 km ENE of Kallífytos, Greece · 7091 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.25 km NNE of Peh?evo, North Macedonia · 7090 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.03 km SE of Vólakas, Greece · 7090 days ago · 30 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.35 km SSW of Mikrópolis, Greece · 7139 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 3.16 km NW of Melissochóri, Greece · 7141 days ago · 16 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 2.77 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7141 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 3.510 km SE of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 7159 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.58 km W of Néa Sánta, Greece · 7160 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.83 km ENE of Kouloúra, Greece · 7160 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 4.21 km SE of Melíki, Greece · 7163 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 4.13 km ESE of Kouloúra, Greece · 7163 days ago · 15 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 2.910 km ESE of Blatec, North Macedonia · 7165 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 3.44 km NNE of Xiropótamos, Greece · 7168 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f6w5. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC.