M3.4 earthquake 3 km SW of Messíni, Greece
A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 3 km SW of Messíni, Greece on Tue, Aug 7, 2001, 9:48 PM GMT+3 (18:48 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.5 6 km SE of Kopanáki, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.4 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-07 18:48:55 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.030° N, 21.980° 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: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.312 km NNW of Langádhia, Greece · 9185 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.542 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 9182 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 3.360 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9172 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.43 km ESE of Goúmero, Greece · 9172 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.424 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9160 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 4.225 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 9158 days ago · 20 km deep · 73 km away
- 4.70 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9148 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.56 km SE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.82 km E of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.96 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 3.410 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.05 km E of Kyparissía, Greece · 9147 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.15 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 3.24 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 3.42 km E of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.9southern Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.27 km S of Kyparissía, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.09 km N of Kyparissía, Greece · 9146 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.87 km ESE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9145 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.83 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.711 km WSW of Meligalás, Greece · 9144 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.06 km NE of Kyparissía, Greece · 9143 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.03 km E of Ástros, Greece · 9140 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.12 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 9139 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
Before
- 3.432 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9193 days ago · 27 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.97 km W of Ástros, Greece · 9195 days ago · 57 km deep · 71 km away
- 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9196 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.723 km W of Methóni, Greece · 9206 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.550 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.355 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
- 3.260 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9214 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.13 km ESE of Meligalás, Greece · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000akzy. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:33 AM UTC.