Greece earthquakes

M3.3 earthquake 30 km SW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 30 km SW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Dec 4, 2003, 6:11 AM GMT+2 (04:11 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.3 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-12-04 04:11:16 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.590° N, 21.510° 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
232°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.36 km S of Megalópoli, Greece · 8335 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 4.0118 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8327 days ago · 21 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 3.348 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8326 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.376 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8322 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 4.4southern Greece · 8321 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8321 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8319 days ago · 25 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.444 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8318 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8312 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 3.782 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8311 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8308 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.558 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8302 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 3.559 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8297 days ago · 24 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 3.218 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8285 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 3.136 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8282 days ago · 54 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 3.30 km NW of Pýlos, Greece · 8277 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 3.245 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8339 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 3.747 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8341 days ago · 28 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 3.992 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8358 days ago · 23 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.55 km N of Kyparissía, Greece · 8360 days ago · 19 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cefc. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:09 PM UTC.