Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 13 km W of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 13 km W of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Apr 19, 2002, 8:46 AM GMT+3 (05:46 UTC), 38 km (24 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 29 km SE of Koróni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (mb), minor
Local time
UTC
2002-04-19 05:46:36 UTC
Depth
38.0 km (23.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.840° N, 21.550° 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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Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.534 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.317 km WSW of Zacháro, Greece · 8926 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 3.22 km W of Lálas, Greece · 8926 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.611 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 8913 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.88 km WSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 8912 days ago · 20 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 3.17 km N of Krokeés, Greece · 8909 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.918 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8906 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.959 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8905 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 3.05 km NNW of Meligalás, Greece · 8901 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 3.36 km SSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8894 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  11. 3.33 km N of Chóra, Greece · 8893 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 3.34 km S of Zacháro, Greece · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.811 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 8889 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 3.3southern Greece · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 3.510 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 8889 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 3.75 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8879 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 3.311 km N of Meligalás, Greece · 8876 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.111 km NE of Kopanáki, Greece · 8875 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.473 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8874 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  20. 3.933 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8874 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  21. 3.638 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8873 days ago · 16 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 3.340 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8873 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 4.429 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8872 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 3.026 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8932 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 2.9Ionian Sea · 8939 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 3.437 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8940 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 3.249 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8942 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.995 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 3.984 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8943 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.210 km SSE of Dimitsána, Greece · 8944 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.510 km WSW of Magoúla, Greece · 8948 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 2.711 km N of Koróni, Greece · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 3.363 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8954 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 3.752 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8955 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.1Ionian Sea · 8955 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 3.016 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8956 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000b2ra. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.