M3.7 earthquake 23 km W of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 23 km W of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Jul 19, 2001, 3:38 AM GMT+3 (00:38 UTC), 35 km (22 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
- 3.7 (Md, duration), minor
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-07-19 00:38:30 UTC
- Depth
- 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.790° N, 21.440° 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
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.432 km S of Koróni, Greece · 9193 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.43 km SW of Messíni, Greece · 9187 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 3.542 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 9182 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.655 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9179 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 3.884 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 9177 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.424 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9160 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 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 · 65 km away
- 5.56 km SE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.82 km E of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.96 km ESE of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.410 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.05 km E of Kyparissía, Greece · 9147 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.15 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.24 km WNW of Meligalás, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 3.42 km E of Kopanáki, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.9southern Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 3.27 km S of Kyparissía, Greece · 9147 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
Before
- 3.158 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9208 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.550 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9211 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.072 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9211 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.717 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 9213 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 3.13 km ESE of Meligalás, Greece · 9216 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.99 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 9217 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.066 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 9219 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
- 4.148 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9224 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
- 3.326 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 9224 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 4.163 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 9236 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000ajtb. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:32 AM UTC.