Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 116 km W of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 116 km W of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Dec 17, 2001, 10:40 PM GMT+2 (20:40 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 46 km W of Filiatrá, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (mb, body-wave), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2001-12-17 20:40:38 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.690° N, 20.409° 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.

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Depth from
OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.251 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9014 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.738 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9014 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 3.536 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9014 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 4.158 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9014 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 3.553 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9014 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.637 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9014 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.865 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9014 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.761 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9014 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 4.446 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 3.953 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 3.951 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 4.444 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.455 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 3.754 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 3.359 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 3.465 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 3.340 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 3.355 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.448 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 3.561 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  21. 3.049 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 3.050 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9012 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 3.1southern Greece · 9012 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 2.944 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9012 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.843 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9011 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 3.438 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9007 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 3.337 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9005 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 3.049 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 3.044 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9003 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  30. 4.022 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 9000 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 3.228 km WSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8999 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 3.031 km SW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8997 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  33. 3.653 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8996 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 3.639 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8994 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.755 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 9078 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000aus8. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.