Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 11 km NE of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 km NE of Sykiá, Greece on Thu, Jul 12, 2007, 3:56 PM GMT+3 (12:56 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 48 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.0 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-07-12 12:56:15 UTC
Depth
11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.840° N, 23.030° 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 usp000fg18. 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
187°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.97 km ENE of Trípoli, Greece · 7019 days ago · 29 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.912 km ESE of Geráki, Greece · 7017 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.212 km NE of Koróni, Greece · 7014 days ago · 31 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.330 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 7013 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 3.323 km ESE of Kýthira, Greece · 7013 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.58 km NE of Póros, Greece · 7006 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.26 km WSW of Néa Kíos, Greece · 7004 days ago · 59 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.219 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 6991 days ago · 24 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 3.025 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 6991 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.85 km SE of Drépanon, Greece · 6986 days ago · 49 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.748 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 6981 days ago · 89 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.112 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 6972 days ago · 24 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 3.345 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 6972 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 3.160 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 6966 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 3.315 km SW of Géfyra, Greece · 7024 days ago · 24 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 2.922 km SSE of Kýthira, Greece · 7025 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.312 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 7032 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 3.614 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7040 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 2.74 km S of Skála, Greece · 7040 days ago · 36 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.0southern Greece · 7042 days ago · 32 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.19 km ESE of Ágios Andréas, Greece · 7045 days ago · 20 km deep · 54 km away
  8. 3.36 km SE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7048 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fg18. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:02 AM UTC.