Greece earthquakes

M4.3 earthquake 36 km W of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 36 km W of Methóni, Greece on Tue, May 11, 1999, 10:48 PM GMT+3 (19:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 30 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1999-05-11 19:48:22 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.786° N, 21.303° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.140 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 10006 days ago · 30 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 3.451 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 10005 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 3.156 km S of Koróni, Greece · 10003 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 3.760 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9992 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.146 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9991 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.053 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9990 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 3.418 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 9988 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 3.121 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9988 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.87 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 9988 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 3.410 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9986 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.529 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 9985 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.444 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9985 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.211 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9982 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  14. 4.459 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9980 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 4.222 km W of Methóni, Greece · 9980 days ago · 52 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 3.411 km NW of Koróni, Greece · 9979 days ago · 31 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 5.230 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 9977 days ago · 58 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.842 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9976 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.248 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9967 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 3.35 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 9956 days ago · 26 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 3.06 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 10014 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.959 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10022 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 4.060 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 10023 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 3.059 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10023 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  5. 3.412 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 10024 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 4.247 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 10025 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 4.072 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 10030 days ago · 60 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.395 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10031 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 3.688 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 10031 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 4.197 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10031 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.799 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 4.098 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 44 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 5.486 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 40 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 4.290 km S of Methóni, Greece · 10032 days ago · 47 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 3.616 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10032 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 3.236 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 10035 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 4.326 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 10035 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00097t5. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:37 AM UTC.