M3.7 earthquake 55 km SSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 55 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Aug 19, 1991, 5:46 AM GMT+3 (02:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 64 km WSW of Kýthira, 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
- 3.7 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-08-19 02:46:49 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.354° N, 21.478° 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 12820 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
- 3.251 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 12789 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.552 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 12776 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.447 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 12776 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 4.464 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 12775 days ago · 56 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004vk0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:57 AM UTC.