M3.1 earthquake 9 km S of Megalópoli, Greece
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km S of Megalópoli, Greece on Tue, Oct 17, 2000, 10:31 PM GMT+3 (19:31 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.3 28 km S of Spétses, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-10-17 19:31:00 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.320° N, 22.150° 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.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.86 km NE of Arfará, Greece · 9479 days ago · 16 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.922 km SSE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 9476 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.16 km SSW of Messíni, Greece · 9475 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.019 km ESE of Kalávryta, Greece · 9475 days ago · 36 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.03 km WNW of Kalávryta, Greece · 9474 days ago · 38 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.47 km E of Koróni, Greece · 9473 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.525 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 9457 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.71 km SSE of Loutrá Oraías Elénis, Greece · 9451 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.021 km SSE of Leonídio, Greece · 9448 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 3.219 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 9448 days ago · 15 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.420 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9447 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.713 km N of Goúmero, Greece · 9446 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.230 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 9444 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.328 km S of Spétses, Greece · 9441 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.225 km NNE of Sykiá, Greece · 9439 days ago · 28 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.123 km NE of Moláoi, Greece · 9439 days ago · 29 km deep · 84 km away
- 3.56 km S of Sofikón, Greece · 9439 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.25 km SSE of Meligalás, Greece · 9435 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.311 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 9435 days ago · 28 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.531 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9435 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.98 km SSW of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 9435 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.74 km S of Gastoúni, Greece · 9430 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.217 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9423 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
Before
- 3.114 km WNW of Pýlos, Greece · 9484 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.06 km NE of Arfará, Greece · 9485 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.510 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 9485 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.48 km WNW of Karátoula, Greece · 9488 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.020 km NNE of Moláoi, Greece · 9488 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.111 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 9491 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.329 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9493 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.93 km NE of Filiatrá, Greece · 9493 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.48 km WNW of Xylókastro, Greece · 9496 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.624 km S of Spétses, Greece · 9500 days ago · 26 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.914 km SW of Kalávryta, Greece · 9502 days ago · 33 km deep · 71 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a1ze. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.