Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 27 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 27 km S of Methóni, Greece on Fri, Sep 19, 2003, 4:15 AM GMT+3 (01:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 78 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-09-19 01:15:08 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.570° N, 21.740° 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
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8100 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8409 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 3.416 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8405 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8402 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 3.696 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8400 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 3.54 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8397 days ago · 17 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 3.513 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8397 days ago · 38 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 3.640 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8396 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.47 km WNW of Methóni, Greece · 8387 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 3.793 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8385 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 5.378 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 3.775 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 25 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.283 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 3.273 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 3.663 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.683 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 3.478 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 3.883 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 3.216 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 8383 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.216 km NNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8383 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 3.987 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8382 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 3.615 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8376 days ago · 54 km deep · 20 km away
  23. 3.384 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8375 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  24. 3.426 km WNW of Kýthira, Greece · 8375 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 3.372 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8372 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 3.569 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8369 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 3.55 km N of Kyparissía, Greece · 8360 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 3.992 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8357 days ago · 23 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 3.52 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 8357 days ago · 15 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 3.06 km ENE of Meligalás, Greece · 8416 days ago · 40 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 3.56 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8417 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 3.65 km ESE of Pýlos, Greece · 8434 days ago · 38 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 3.527 km W of Methóni, Greece · 8434 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.510 km S of Messíni, Greece · 8435 days ago · 32 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 3.7southern Greece · 8438 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c7z0. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:10 PM UTC.