M3.8 earthquake 79 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck 79 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Dec 4, 1991, 2:07 AM GMT+2 (00:07 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 55 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
- 3.8 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-12-04 00:07:07 UTC
- Depth
- 56.3 km (35.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.112° N, 21.598° 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.26 km WNW of Koróni, Greece · 12723 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.355 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 12717 days ago · 39 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.8105 km S of Methóni, Greece · 12691 days ago · 46 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.712 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 12690 days ago · 50 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.233 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 12687 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.532 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 12685 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005001. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.