M3.4 earthquake 46 km WSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Jul 16, 1992, 2:51 AM GMT+3 (23:51 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 50 km S of Lithakiá, 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 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-07-15 23:51:08 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.656° N, 21.226° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.150 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12488 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.128 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 12462 days ago · 59 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 3.741 km W of Methóni, Greece · 12501 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.327 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12507 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.897 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 12517 days ago · 42 km deep · 69 km away
- 3.458 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 12525 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.549 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12528 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.762 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12528 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.8102 km S of Methóni, Greece · 12528 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005aww. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC.