Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 88 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 88 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Sun, Apr 18, 1999, 2:52 AM GMT+3 (23:52 UTC), 33 km (21 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
3.6 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-04-17 23:52:59 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.043° N, 21.496° 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.879 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 86 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.299 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10031 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.395 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10031 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 4.072 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 10031 days ago · 60 km deep · 29 km away
  5. 3.8106 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10026 days ago · 53 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 4.336 km W of Methóni, Greece · 10008 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 4.140 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 10006 days ago · 30 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 3.451 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 10006 days ago · 20 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 3.156 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10004 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.6119 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10000 days ago · 35 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 3.410 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9986 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.222 km W of Methóni, Greece · 9980 days ago · 52 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.411 km NW of Koróni, Greece · 9980 days ago · 31 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 3.6111 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9976 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 4.197 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 3.9100 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 33 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 3.799 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 4.098 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 44 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 5.486 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 40 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 4.290 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 47 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 3.796 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10039 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 3.53 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 10061 days ago · 36 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00096gh. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:18 PM UTC.