M3.7 earthquake 89 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 89 km S of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Aug 3, 1999, 11:52 PM GMT+3 (20:52 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 61 km S of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1999-08-03 20:52:51 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.020° N, 21.590° 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.869 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9917 days ago · 52 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.961 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9911 days ago · 33 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.761 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9909 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.811 km ENE of Methóni, Greece · 9899 days ago · 78 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.8138 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9865 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.9132 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9865 days ago · 33 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009cjj. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.