Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 53 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 53 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Sun, Dec 17, 2000, 2:43 PM GMT+2 (12:43 UTC), 79 km (49 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 14 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-12-17 12:43:47 UTC
Depth
79.0 km (49.1 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
36.380° N, 21.450° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.04 km N of Filiatrá, Greece · 9420 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 3.493 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9419 days ago · 47 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 3.156 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9418 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 3.04 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 9417 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 9417 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.440 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9407 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 3.579 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9404 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 3.8106 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9388 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.166 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9383 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 3.017 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9382 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.358 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9379 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.914 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9368 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  13. 3.145 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9362 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away

Before

  1. 3.217 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9422 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 3.257 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9424 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 3.162 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9431 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 3.273 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9432 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.98 km SSW of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 9435 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.531 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9435 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 3.311 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 9435 days ago · 28 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 3.25 km SSE of Meligalás, Greece · 9435 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.420 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9447 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 3.471 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9447 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.246 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9447 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a67k. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:50 PM UTC.