M3.8 earthquake 40 km WSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 40 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Apr 10, 1991, 4:31 AM GMT+3 (01:31 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 10 km NNE 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-04-10 01:31:31 UTC
- Depth
- 49.0 km (30.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.687° N, 21.283° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.450 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 12955 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 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 · 27 km away
- 3.5central Mediterranean Sea · 12937 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.48 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.57 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.633 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.114 km SE of Kardamýli, Greece · 12911 days ago · 27 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.210 km NNE of Koróni, Greece · 12907 days ago · 42 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.414 km NE of Kopanáki, Greece · 12906 days ago · 71 km deep · 96 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004q56. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC.