M3.0 earthquake 3 km SE of Vólakas, Greece
A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Vólakas, Greece on Sun, May 6, 2007, 2:04 AM GMT+3 (23:04 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 4 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.0 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-05-05 23:04:10 UTC
- Depth
- 30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.290° N, 24.030° 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 usp000fbb8. 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
- 161°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.47 km E of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7065 days ago · 26 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.33 km NW of Laki, Bulgaria · 7063 days ago · 25 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.98 km NE of Kallífytos, Greece · 7059 days ago · 21 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.34 km WSW of Palaiokómi, Greece · 7042 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.47 km WNW of Néa Vrasná, Greece · 7041 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
Before
- 3.610 km WNW of Belitsa, Bulgaria · 7092 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.09 km ENE of Kallífytos, Greece · 7093 days ago · 29 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.111 km S of Néa Apollonía, Greece · 7100 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
- 3.27 km S of Borino, Bulgaria · 7100 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.314 km E of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 7109 days ago · 22 km deep · 59 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fbb8. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:53 PM UTC.