Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 56 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 56 km S of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Jun 17, 2003, 4:49 PM GMT+3 (13:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 19 km WSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-06-17 13:49:10 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.310° N, 21.750° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed

From the USGS event page for usp000c02x. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
220°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 21 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.914 km WSW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8505 days ago · 49 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.08 km NNE of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8504 days ago · 40 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.053 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8503 days ago · 42 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 3.215 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8502 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 3.54 km E of Pýlos, Greece · 8501 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 3.333 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8495 days ago · 28 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.434 km NNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8493 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 3.231 km S of Asopós, Greece · 8493 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 3.637 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8488 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.65 km NE of Methóni, Greece · 8487 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.36 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 8483 days ago · 20 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.228 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8481 days ago · 36 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 3.626 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8481 days ago · 68 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 3.52 km NNE of Methóni, Greece · 8479 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  15. 4.219 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8476 days ago · 43 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 3.411 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece · 8470 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 3.317 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8461 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 3.53 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8461 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.529 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8461 days ago · 31 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 3.33 km NW of Arfará, Greece · 8458 days ago · 18 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 4.288 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8457 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 3.452 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8508 days ago · 16 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.546 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8510 days ago · 29 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.483 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8522 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c02x. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.