M3.5 earthquake 7 km W of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 7 km W of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Dec 14, 2002, 2:48 AM GMT+2 (00:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 96 km SW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2002-12-14 00:48:59 UTC
- Depth
- 4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.830° N, 21.620° 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
- 19
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 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.352 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.266 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8682 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 4.196 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8678 days ago · 54 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.445 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8675 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.328 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8670 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.325 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8668 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
- 3.923 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8660 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 3.350 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8643 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 3.439 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 36 km deep · 37 km away
- 3.67 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.47 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.98 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.56 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 4.08 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.45 km SSW of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 3.43 km N of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 3.24 km S of Sparta, Greece · 8634 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.155 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8634 days ago · 64 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 3.769 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8711 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 3.868 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8712 days ago · 32 km deep · 74 km away
- 3.262 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8714 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.451 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8716 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 3.570 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8716 days ago · 16 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.337 km WNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8717 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bknd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.