Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 15 km SW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Sun, Oct 26, 2003, 3:14 AM GMT+2 (01:14 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 southern Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-10-26 01:14:47 UTC
Depth
54.0 km (33.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.710° N, 21.600° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
166°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.372 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8372 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 3.569 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8369 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 3.55 km N of Kyparissía, Greece · 8360 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.992 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8358 days ago · 23 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.52 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 8357 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 3.747 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8341 days ago · 28 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 3.245 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8340 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 3.330 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.8southern Greece · 8336 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 3.36 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 8335 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 3.32 km SE of Megalópoli, Greece · 8335 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 3.348 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8326 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 3.376 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8322 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 4.4southern Greece · 8322 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8321 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8320 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 3.444 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8318 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 3.216 km NNW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8383 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 3.216 km SW of Zacháro, Greece · 8383 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 3.663 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.273 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.775 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 25 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 5.378 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8384 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.47 km WNW of Methóni, Greece · 8387 days ago · 26 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 3.214 km SW of Dimitsána, Greece · 8389 days ago · 23 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.760 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8394 days ago · 22 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 3.640 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8396 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 3.513 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8397 days ago · 38 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 3.54 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8398 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.08 km N of Megalópoli, Greece · 8398 days ago · 30 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 3.696 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8401 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 3.243 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8402 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 3.416 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8405 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cb9u. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 9:26 PM UTC.