M3.4 earthquake 50 km WSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 50 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Apr 15, 1991, 3:35 AM GMT+3 (00:35 UTC), 13 km (8 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
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-04-15 00:35:09 UTC
- Depth
- 12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.660° N, 21.177° 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.
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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.751 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12948 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.716 km W of Methóni, Greece · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.5central Mediterranean Sea · 12937 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.48 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.57 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.633 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 4.210 km NNE of Koróni, Greece · 12908 days ago · 42 km deep · 77 km away
- 3.692 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 12899 days ago · 50 km deep · 78 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004qbp. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:23 AM UTC.