Greece earthquakes

M2.9 earthquake 12 km E of Vareiá, Greece

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 12 km E of Vareiá, Greece on Wed, Oct 17, 2007, 2:30 PM GMT+3 (11:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 25 km NNE of Psará, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2007-10-17 11:30:32 UTC
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.062° N, 26.719° 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 usp000fqry. 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
172°
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: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.811 km ENE of Zeytinliova, Turkey · 6924 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 4.08 km SE of Sava?tepe, Turkey · 6918 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 3.59 km ESE of Vareiá, Greece · 6910 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 3.312 km SSE of Loutrá, Greece · 6910 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  5. 3.512 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6905 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.716 km ENE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 3.67 km ESE of Urla, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 32 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 4.018 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 3.57 km SSE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 23 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.512 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 3.315 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 3.618 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 3.315 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 2.98 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 3.76 km SE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 22 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 3.46 km SSW of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 3.816 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 3.419 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 3.814 km ESE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 3.69 km NE of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6904 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  21. 5.225 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6903 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 8
  22. 3.238 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6903 days ago · 56 km deep · 84 km away
  23. 4.727 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6903 days ago · 38 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 4.926 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6903 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
  25. 3.026 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6903 days ago · 45 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 3.327 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6902 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 3.825 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6902 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 4.27 km E of Alaçat?, Turkey · 6901 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 3.411 km SSW of Urla, Turkey · 6901 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 3.519 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6900 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  31. 3.515 km N of Karaburun, Turkey · 6897 days ago · 28 km deep · 36 km away
  32. 3.533 km NNE of Psará, Greece · 6892 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  33. 3.15 km SE of Yeni?akran, Turkey · 6888 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 3.26 km NNE of Çe?me, Turkey · 6875 days ago · 31 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 3.411 km SW of Çandarl?, Turkey · 6874 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  36. 4.112 km ENE of Saruhanl?, Turkey · 6871 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.624 km NNW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6871 days ago · 19 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 3.14 km E of Karaburun, Turkey · 6869 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 3.413 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6869 days ago · 31 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 3.416 km ESE of Oinoússes, Greece · 6868 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 3.436 km NW of Oinoússes, Greece · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 3.510 km S of Plomári, Greece · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 3.518 km SW of Urla, Turkey · 6867 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 3.710 km SSW of Behram, Turkey · 6866 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away

Before

  1. 3.424 km NW of Míthymna, Greece · 6926 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.214 km SE of Plomári, Greece · 6926 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 3.615 km ENE of Psará, Greece · 6935 days ago · 43 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.72 km NE of Yenifoça, Turkey · 6936 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 3.622 km S of Eresós, Greece · 6937 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.610 km W of Dikili, Turkey · 6937 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 3.69 km NE of Dikili, Turkey · 6937 days ago · 16 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 3.47 km WSW of Behram, Turkey · 6946 days ago · 24 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 3.56 km SE of Zeytinda?, Turkey · 6950 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fqry. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC.