Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 38 km SW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 38 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Nov 2, 1998, 9:09 PM GMT+2 (19:09 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 23 km SW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1998-11-02 19:09:21 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.593° N, 21.376° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.946 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10188 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.08 km NE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 10182 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  3. 2.950 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 10178 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 4.523 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 10177 days ago · 52 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.3southern Greece · 10176 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.422 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 10168 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 3.422 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 10168 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 3.351 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10164 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.734 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10154 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 3.852 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 10143 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 3.516 km SW of Koróni, Greece · 10140 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 3.853 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10140 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.045 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10200 days ago · 67 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 3.910 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 10214 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 4.127 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10215 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 4.436 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10221 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 3.925 km S of Kardamýli, Greece · 10225 days ago · 33 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 4.320 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 10225 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 5.443 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 10226 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0008xgv. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.