M3.5 earthquake 115 km W of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 115 km W of Methóni, Greece on Mon, May 4, 1992, 6:47 PM GMT+3 (15:47 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 62 km S of Lithakiá, 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
- 3.5 (mb, body-wave), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-05-04 15:47:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.695° N, 20.426° 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.762 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12528 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.549 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12528 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.458 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 12525 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00056x2. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:39 PM UTC.