M3.7 earthquake 16 km W of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 16 km W of Methóni, Greece on Thu, May 2, 1991, 12:37 PM GMT+3 (09:37 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-05-02 09:37:12 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.834° N, 21.526° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.5central Mediterranean Sea · 12937 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.48 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.57 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.633 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.710 km SE of Dimitsána, Greece · 12926 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.114 km SE of Kardamýli, Greece · 12911 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.210 km NNE of Koróni, Greece · 12907 days ago · 42 km deep · 42 km away
- 3.414 km NE of Kopanáki, Greece · 12906 days ago · 71 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.692 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 12899 days ago · 50 km deep · 92 km away
- 4.052 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12880 days ago · 60 km deep · 85 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004r4v. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC.