M3.3 earthquake 25 km S of Methóni, Greece
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 25 km S of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Jan 6, 2003, 5:17 PM GMT+2 (15:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.1 55 km S 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
- 3.3 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-01-06 15:17:43 UTC
- Depth
- 11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.590° N, 21.670° 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
- 6
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 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.923 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8660 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.439 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 36 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.67 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8637 days ago · 31 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.47 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 3.98 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.56 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8636 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
- 4.08 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8636 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.45 km SSW of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.43 km N of Kalamata, Greece · 8636 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.24 km S of Sparta, Greece · 8634 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 4.155 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8634 days ago · 64 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.015 km S of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 30 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.161 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8628 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
- 3.39 km ENE of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8627 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
- 3.141 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8623 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 4.111 km WSW of Kardamýli, Greece · 8621 days ago · 57 km deep · 49 km away
- 4.011 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8616 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.380 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8613 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
Before
- 3.331 km SSE of Gýtheio, Greece · 8674 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.5southern Greece · 8674 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
- 3.445 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8675 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 4.196 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8678 days ago · 54 km deep · 76 km away
- 4.284 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8686 days ago · 36 km deep · 81 km away
- 3.352 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8687 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 3.647 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8690 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8690 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.57 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8691 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000bn5j. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.