Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 99 km WSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 99 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Thu, Jul 8, 2004, 9:49 PM GMT+3 (18:49 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 85 km SSW 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
2004-07-08 18:49:00 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.350° N, 20.760° 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 usp000czsu. 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: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.152 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 8117 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 3.383 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 8113 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away
  3. 3.429 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8112 days ago · 14 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 3.269 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8110 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 3.2central Mediterranean Sea · 8110 days ago · 41 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 3.6111 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8109 days ago · 38 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 3.39 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8099 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 4.085 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8093 days ago · 17 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 3.617 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8078 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 3.756 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8070 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 3.996 km S of Methóni, Greece · 8067 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  12. 3.470 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8067 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 3.277 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 8067 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 3.573 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 8060 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 4.2102 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8134 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000czsu. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:27 AM UTC.