M3.6 earthquake 94 km W of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 94 km W of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Mar 12, 1991, 10:59 AM GMT+2 (08:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 40 km WSW of Methóni, 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
- 3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-03-12 08:59:44 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.705° N, 20.651° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.451 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 12978 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.840 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 12959 days ago · 49 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.659 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12955 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.450 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 12955 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
- 3.751 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.716 km W of Methóni, Greece · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.5central Mediterranean Sea · 12937 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.633 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004nyt. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.