Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 96 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 96 km S of Methóni, Greece on Mon, Aug 30, 2004, 7:25 AM GMT+3 (04:25 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 142 km SSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.9 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-08-30 04:25:31 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.960° N, 21.510° 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 usp000d35x. 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
170°
Stations used
51

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 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.172 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8067 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 3.496 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8066 days ago · 36 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 3.435 km SE of Koróni, Greece · 8064 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.634 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8060 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 3.349 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8059 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 3.1southern Greece · 8057 days ago · 19 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 3.692 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8056 days ago · 45 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 3.489 km SSW of Koróni, Greece · 8056 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 3.664 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8054 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.443 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8054 days ago · 30 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 3.765 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8053 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 3.537 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8048 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 4.0142 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8035 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 3.414 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8032 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 3.716 km SW of Koróni, Greece · 8024 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 2.940 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8017 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 3.579 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8010 days ago · 49 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 3.834 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8008 days ago · 37 km deep · 64 km away

Before

  1. 3.756 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 8071 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 3.617 km SW of Methóni, Greece · 8078 days ago · 39 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 3.569 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 8080 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 3.6138 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8083 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 3.559 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 8084 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 3.8112 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8088 days ago · 19 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 3.768 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8088 days ago · 24 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 3.198 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8089 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.085 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 8094 days ago · 17 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.386 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8094 days ago · 17 km deep · 45 km away
  11. 3.258 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8095 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 3.7102 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8096 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000d35x. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC.