M3.4 earthquake 93 km SW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 93 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Dec 18, 2000, 8:17 PM GMT+2 (18:17 UTC), 47 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 central Mediterranean Sea. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2000-12-18 18:17:52 UTC
- Depth
- 47.3 km (29.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.295° N, 20.883° 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
- 29
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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.156 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9418 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 4.1central Mediterranean Sea · 9409 days ago · 33 km deep · 87 km away
- 3.440 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9407 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.579 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9404 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.8106 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9388 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
Before
- 3.453 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9420 days ago · 79 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.162 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9431 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.531 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 9435 days ago · 33 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.311 km SE of Methóni, Greece · 9435 days ago · 28 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.246 km S of Methóni, Greece · 9447 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000a69m. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC.