M3.4 earthquake 48 km SSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 48 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Jan 5, 1991, 6:22 PM GMT+2 (16:22 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 113 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-01-05 16:22:52 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.390° N, 21.594° 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
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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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.532 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 13043 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.343 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 13036 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 3.6113 km S of Koróni, Greece · 13036 days ago · 58 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.472 km S of Methóni, Greece · 13028 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.44 km NNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 13018 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004k8p. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.