Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 98 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 98 km S of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Apr 17, 1999, 11:50 AM GMT+3 (08:50 UTC), 44 km (28 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 36 km W of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-04-17 08:50:33 UTC
Depth
44.3 km (27.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.936° N, 21.655° 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.799 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 3.9100 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 4.197 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 3.688 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.879 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 86 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.299 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 3.395 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10031 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.072 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 10031 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 3.8106 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10026 days ago · 53 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 4.336 km W of Methóni, Greece · 10008 days ago · 33 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 4.140 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 10006 days ago · 30 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 3.451 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 10006 days ago · 20 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 3.156 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10004 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.6119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10000 days ago · 35 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 3.410 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9987 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 3.6111 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9976 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 5.486 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10033 days ago · 40 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 4.290 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10033 days ago · 47 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 3.796 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10039 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 3.53 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 10061 days ago · 36 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00096f7. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.