Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 29 km W of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 29 km W of Methóni, Greece on Sat, Aug 2, 2003, 5:29 AM GMT+3 (02:29 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 7 km W of Zacháro, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

Kalamata forecastMore in Greece

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-08-02 02:29:45 UTC
Depth
31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.840° N, 21.370° 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.

Station coverage gap
211°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.33 km NW of Arfará, Greece · 8457 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 3.426 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8455 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 3.87 km W of Zacháro, Greece · 8448 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 3.515 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8446 days ago · 15 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.216 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8446 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.7southern Greece · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 3.07 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 8435 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 3.510 km S of Messíni, Greece · 8434 days ago · 32 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 3.527 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8434 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.3Ionian Sea · 8434 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.65 km ESE of Pýlos, Greece · 8433 days ago · 38 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.33 km ENE of Plátanos, Greece · 8428 days ago · 20 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 3.510 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8426 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.416 km WSW of Pýrgos, Greece · 8424 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.56 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8417 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.06 km ENE of Meligalás, Greece · 8416 days ago · 40 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 3.517 km SE of Ambelókipoi, Greece · 8413 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 3.341 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 8413 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.427 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8412 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 3.416 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8405 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8402 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 3.059 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8460 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.53 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8460 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 3.317 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8461 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 3.411 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece · 8469 days ago · 54 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 3.18 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 8470 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.47 km W of Pýrgos, Greece · 8471 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 4.219 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8476 days ago · 43 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.52 km NNE of Methóni, Greece · 8478 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 3.626 km SW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8480 days ago · 68 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 3.228 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8480 days ago · 36 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 3.36 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 8483 days ago · 20 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.65 km NE of Methóni, Greece · 8486 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 3.58 km SW of Kardamás, Greece · 8488 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away

Earthquakes todayGreece earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c3wc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC.