M3.6 earthquake 8 km WNW of Vólakas, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 8 km WNW of Vólakas, Greece on Sun, Jul 15, 2007, 7:57 AM GMT+3 (04:57 UTC), 28 km (17 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 23 km ENE of Stratónion, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2007-07-15 04:57:28 UTC
- Depth
- 28.0 km (17.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.340° N, 23.900° 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 usp000fg6u. 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
- 169°
- 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: 30 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.412 km NE of Stratónion, Greece · 7017 days ago · 25 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.42 km ENE of Simitli, Bulgaria · 7006 days ago · 29 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.923 km NE of Néa Róda, Greece · 7001 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.226 km SSW of Elaiochóri, Greece · 7001 days ago · 30 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.023 km ENE of Stratónion, Greece · 7001 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.324 km SSW of Elaiochóri, Greece · 7001 days ago · 29 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.324 km SSW of Elaiochóri, Greece · 7001 days ago · 30 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.225 km SE of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 7001 days ago · 37 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.026 km SE of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 7001 days ago · 28 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.720 km ENE of Stratónion, Greece · 7001 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.323 km ENE of Stratónion, Greece · 7001 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.010 km NE of Stratónion, Greece · 7001 days ago · 55 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.728 km WSW of Limenária, Greece · 7001 days ago · 35 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.122 km SE of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 7001 days ago · 34 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.020 km SE of Paralía Ofryníou, Greece · 7001 days ago · 36 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.425 km SSW of Elaiochóri, Greece · 7001 days ago · 28 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.821 km E of Stratónion, Greece · 7001 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.921 km ENE of Stratónion, Greece · 7001 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.820 km ENE of Stratónion, Greece · 7001 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.011 km WSW of Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria · 7000 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.626 km SSW of Elaiochóri, Greece · 6997 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.410 km NNE of Charopó, Greece · 6993 days ago · 20 km deep · 41 km away
- 3.61 km SE of Rodolívos, Greece · 6988 days ago · 34 km deep · 48 km away
- 3.17 km NW of Próti, Greece · 6986 days ago · 45 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.27 km ESE of Palaiokómi, Greece · 6986 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.42 km SSW of Berovo, North Macedonia · 6985 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.27 km W of Arnaía, Greece · 6975 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.79 km NNE of Kýria, Greece · 6968 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.913 km NNE of Stratónion, Greece · 6962 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.94 km NW of Stratónion, Greece · 6962 days ago · 46 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000fg6u. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC.