M3.3 earthquake 13 km SSW of Messíni, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 13 km SSW of Messíni, Greece on Mon, Aug 2, 1999, 6:23 PM GMT+3 (15:23 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 25 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-08-02 15:23:25 UTC
- Depth
- 38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.950° N, 21.930° 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.
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.869 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9916 days ago · 52 km deep · 91 km away
- 3.844 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
- 3.961 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9910 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.761 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9908 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.811 km ENE of Methóni, Greece · 9899 days ago · 78 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.125 km SW of Pýrgos, Greece · 9895 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 2.950 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9928 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.041 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9934 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.035 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9936 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.99 km NE of Langádhia, Greece · 9937 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.010 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 9947 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009cgy. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.