Greece earthquakes

M3.0 earthquake 7 km E of Vareiá, Greece

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 7 km E of Vareiá, Greece on Thu, Mar 22, 2007, 5:03 AM GMT+2 (03:03 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 15 km SW of Plomári, 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
2007-03-22 03:03:31 UTC
Depth
15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.080° N, 26.670° 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 usp000f753. 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
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.815 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 7132 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.620 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 7131 days ago · 18 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.33 km WSW of Skópelos, Greece · 7127 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 3.233 km SSW of Eresós, Greece · 7126 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.124 km SW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7121 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 3.111 km NW of Polichnítos, Greece · 7117 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 3.334 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 7115 days ago · 27 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 3.315 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7113 days ago · 30 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 3.323 km S of Eresós, Greece · 7109 days ago · 31 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 3.516 km E of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7102 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 3.135 km NW of Eresós, Greece · 7100 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 3.37 km W of Polichnítos, Greece · 7096 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 3.36 km NNW of Alia?a, Turkey · 7095 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 3.06 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 7086 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 3.632 km WNW of Míthymna, Greece · 7083 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.1Near the coast of western Turkey · 7083 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 3.311 km N of Oinoússes, Greece · 7079 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.626 km SW of Plomári, Greece · 7137 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 3.813 km W of Behram, Turkey · 7143 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.421 km WNW of Karaburun, Turkey · 7146 days ago · 21 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 3.33 km NW of Behram, Turkey · 7153 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 3.4Near the coast of western Turkey · 7154 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.9Aegean Sea · 7156 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.82 km N of Behram, Turkey · 7160 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 3.27 km E of Mantamádos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 3.69 km N of Mantamádos, Greece · 7163 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000f753. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.