Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 76 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 76 km S of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Mar 16, 2004, 8:34 AM GMT+2 (06:34 UTC), 5 km (3 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
3.7 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-03-16 06:34:31 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.130° N, 21.640° 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 usp000cq2q. 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
256°, 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: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.753 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8233 days ago · 43 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 3.9central Mediterranean Sea · 8229 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 3.412 km SW of Gargaliánoi, Greece · 8224 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 3.663 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8224 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.012 km SE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 8221 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 3.878 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8195 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 3.877 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  8. 3.185 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8191 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.693 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8191 days ago · 45 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 3.273 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 23 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 3.071 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8190 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 3.886 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8189 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 3.573 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8187 days ago · 19 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 4.58 km NW of Methóni, Greece · 8186 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 3.063 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8177 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 3.023 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8243 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 3.547 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8244 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.568 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8247 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 3.167 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 8250 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 3.738 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8264 days ago · 30 km deep · 40 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000cq2q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC.