M4.2 earthquake 98 km SSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 98 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Aug 31, 2000, 6:17 AM GMT+3 (03:17 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.4 82 km S of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-08-31 03:17:32 UTC
- Depth
- 37.2 km (23.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.968° N, 21.415° 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.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Stations used
- 57
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.482 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9526 days ago · 61 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.149 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9520 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 3.758 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9494 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.978 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9483 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 3.551 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9480 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009zek. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:34 PM UTC.