M3.3 earthquake 108 km WSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 108 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Sep 15, 1992, 9:30 PM GMT+3 (18:30 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 54 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
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1992-09-15 18:30:38 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.413° N, 20.604° 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: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.445 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 12433 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.491 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 12426 days ago · 99 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.698 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12419 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.853 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 12413 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.754 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 12410 days ago · 39 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.565 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12407 days ago · 33 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.753 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 12406 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.617 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 12393 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0005e1f. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.