Greece earthquakes

M3.4 earthquake 44 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 44 km S of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Dec 23, 2003, 5:39 AM GMT+2 (03:39 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 50 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.4 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2003-12-23 03:39:12 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.420° N, 21.770° 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 usp000cfuh. 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
244°, 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.443 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8314 days ago · 18 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.755 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8313 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 3.782 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8312 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 3.369 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8309 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 3.558 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8303 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.559 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8298 days ago · 24 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 3.218 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 8286 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 3.136 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8283 days ago · 54 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 3.30 km NW of Pýlos, Greece · 8278 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 3.261 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8273 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.050 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8271 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 3.738 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8264 days ago · 30 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 3.22 km SE of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8260 days ago · 22 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 3.366 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8320 days ago · 25 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 3.585 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8322 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 4.4southern Greece · 8322 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 3.376 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8323 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 3.5133 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8327 days ago · 59 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 3.348 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8327 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 4.0118 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8328 days ago · 21 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 3.330 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8337 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.245 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8340 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 3.747 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8342 days ago · 28 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cfuh. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.