Greece earthquakes

M3.5 earthquake 68 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 68 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Mar 3, 2004, 1:02 AM GMT+2 (23:02 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 central Mediterranean Sea. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.5 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
2004-03-02 23:02:21 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.210° N, 21.570° 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
227°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.547 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8243 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 3.023 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8243 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 3.776 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8234 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.9central Mediterranean Sea · 8229 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 3.412 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8224 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.663 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8223 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 3.012 km SE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 8220 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.878 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8195 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 3.877 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 3.185 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 3.693 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8191 days ago · 45 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 3.273 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 3.071 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 3.886 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8188 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away

Before

  1. 3.22 km SE of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8259 days ago · 22 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.738 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8264 days ago · 30 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 4.950 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8270 days ago · 16 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 3.050 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8270 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.261 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8273 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 3.30 km NW of Pýlos, Greece · 8277 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cny5. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 10:18 PM UTC.