M3.7 earthquake 40 km WSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Sep 12, 1990, 3:40 AM GMT+3 (00:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1990-09-12 00:40:33 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.656° N, 21.298° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.967 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13166 days ago · 42 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.528 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13162 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.020 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13161 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.814 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13155 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.746 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 13147 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.614 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 13143 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.943 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13142 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 3.317 km S of Koróni, Greece · 13170 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.148 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 13179 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.461 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13184 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.059 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 13194 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.142 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.945 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 13195 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004em1. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.