Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 108 km SSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 108 km SSW of Methóni, Greece on Tue, Dec 14, 2004, 9:17 PM GMT+2 (19:17 UTC), 36 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 37 km WSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.6 (Md, duration), minor
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2004-12-14 19:17:28 UTC
Depth
36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.900° N, 21.310° 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 usp000daqd. 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
272°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7956 days ago · 33 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 3.944 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7954 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 4.0southern Greece · 7952 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 3.543 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7951 days ago · 17 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 3.464 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7934 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 3.833 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7911 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.659 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7910 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 3.656 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7910 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away

Before

  1. 3.050 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7963 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 3.689 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7963 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 3.845 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7976 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.746 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7977 days ago · 22 km deep · 80 km away
  5. 3.746 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7977 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 4.296 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7988 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 3.271 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7991 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000daqd. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.