M3.9 earthquake 96 km SSW of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 96 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Sep 20, 2002, 9:11 AM GMT+3 (06:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 86 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.9 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-09-20 06:11:38 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.977° N, 21.442° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.017 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8751 days ago · 38 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.842 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8750 days ago · 27 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.722 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8747 days ago · 25 km deep · 86 km away
- 4.186 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8746 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 3.887 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8745 days ago · 16 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.9104 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8738 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.480 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8728 days ago · 37 km deep · 31 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bcpg. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:58 AM UTC.