Greece earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 44 km S of Sykiá, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 44 km S of Sykiá, Greece on Wed, Sep 5, 2007, 8:37 PM GMT+3 (17:37 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 7 km W of Skýros, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-09-05 17:37:50 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.639° N, 23.981° 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 usp000fmgu. 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
29°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.243 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 6965 days ago · 28 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.345 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 6959 days ago · 35 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.746 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 6955 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.244 km S of Sykiá, Greece · 6955 days ago · 36 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 3.114 km N of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6953 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 3.41 km SSE of Portariá, Greece · 6953 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.411 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 6950 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 3.212 km NE of Istiaía, Greece · 6950 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 3.312 km ENE of Skiáthos, Greece · 6947 days ago · 23 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 4.06 km WNW of Skýros, Greece · 6943 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 4.37 km W of Skýros, Greece · 6942 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.338 km SSE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6942 days ago · 39 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 3.58 km W of Skýros, Greece · 6942 days ago · 35 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 3.22 km SW of Ouranoupolis, Greece · 6935 days ago · 28 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 4.28 km W of Skýros, Greece · 6932 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.926 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 6932 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 3.425 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 6932 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.2Aegean Sea · 6931 days ago · 36 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 3.5Aegean Sea · 6929 days ago · 34 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 3.222 km N of Skiáthos, Greece · 6927 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 3.336 km ENE of Zagorá, Greece · 6926 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 2.915 km N of Kými, Greece · 6923 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 3.024 km E of Patitírion, Greece · 6919 days ago · 26 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.216 km E of Istiaía, Greece · 6974 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.030 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 6975 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.545 km SSE of Sykiá, Greece · 6976 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.113 km ENE of Patitírion, Greece · 6977 days ago · 40 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.452 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6978 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 3.347 km NNE of Skýros, Greece · 6978 days ago · 30 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 3.832 km SE of Pefkochóri, Greece · 6984 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 3.426 km ESE of Sárti, Greece · 6986 days ago · 43 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 2.96 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6987 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.144 km NNE of Patitírion, Greece · 6988 days ago · 15 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 3.2Greece · 6988 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.18 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6988 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 3.07 km NNE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6989 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.97 km NE of Mantoúdi, Greece · 6989 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 3.429 km SSE of Karyes, Greece · 6996 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 2.59 km E of Tríkeri, Greece · 6996 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 3.120 km NNE of Skiáthos, Greece · 6998 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fmgu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:10 PM UTC.