Greece earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 11 km ENE of Arfará, Greece

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 11 km ENE of Arfará, Greece on Tue, Mar 16, 2004, 1:42 AM GMT+2 (23:42 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 8 km NW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-15 23:42:02 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.180° N, 22.170° 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 usp000cq1t. 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
159°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.2southern Greece · 8231 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.38 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8231 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 3.33 km S of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8231 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 3.540 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8229 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 3.412 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8224 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 3.012 km SE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 8221 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 3.07 km NNW of Leonídio, Greece · 8219 days ago · 42 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 3.122 km NE of Sykiá, Greece · 8214 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 3.19 km ENE of Arfará, Greece · 8211 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 3.02 km NNE of Drépanon, Greece · 8203 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.228 km NE of Géfyra, Greece · 8203 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.94 km SW of Kréstena, Greece · 8191 days ago · 21 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 3.324 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 8191 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 3.13 km N of Pelópi, Greece · 8190 days ago · 27 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 4.58 km NW of Methóni, Greece · 8186 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 3.546 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8181 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 3.211 km W of Geráki, Greece · 8179 days ago · 24 km deep · 41 km away
  18. 3.18 km W of Geráki, Greece · 8178 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away

Before

  1. 3.06 km ENE of Lálas, Greece · 8237 days ago · 15 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 3.414 km SE of Chalandrítsa, Greece · 8237 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 3.023 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8243 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 3.34 km E of Sperchógeia, Greece · 8247 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 3.310 km E of Arfará, Greece · 8248 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.911 km NE of Arfará, Greece · 8249 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 3.14 km NE of Lálas, Greece · 8249 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 5.66 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 8249 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 3.316 km W of Dimitsána, Greece · 8253 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.222 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8255 days ago · 46 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 3.34 km S of Goúmero, Greece · 8257 days ago · 22 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.11 km SSW of Varvásaina, Greece · 8258 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 3.44 km SSE of Karátoula, Greece · 8258 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 3.03 km NNE of Pelópi, Greece · 8258 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.91 km NE of Archaía Olympía, Greece · 8258 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 3.22 km SE of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8259 days ago · 22 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 3.738 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8264 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cq1t. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.