Greece earthquakes

M3.9 earthquake 44 km WSW of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Dec 22, 2004, 7:56 AM GMT+2 (05:56 UTC), 21 km (13 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 44 km W of Filiatrá, 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
2004-12-22 05:56:01 UTC
Depth
21.0 km (13.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.690° N, 21.230° 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 usp000db6s. 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
189°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.0southern Greece · 7951 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  2. 3.543 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7951 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 3.24 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7948 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 4.344 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7936 days ago · 16 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 3.650 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7936 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 3.443 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7936 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.312 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7935 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.014 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7933 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 3.551 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7926 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.542 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7920 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 3.211 km N of Kopanáki, Greece · 7918 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 3.782 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7912 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 3.9117 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7912 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.337 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7912 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  15. 3.4102 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7911 days ago · 39 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 3.833 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7911 days ago · 22 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.475 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7910 days ago · 39 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 3.659 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7909 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 3.656 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7909 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.411 km WSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7906 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  21. 3.560 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7901 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  22. 3.529 km SE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7896 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 3.549 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7895 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away

Before

  1. 3.34 km ENE of Filiatrá, Greece · 7955 days ago · 50 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 3.42 km NNW of Chóra, Greece · 7955 days ago · 45 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.420 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7956 days ago · 31 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.437 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7956 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 3.6108 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7961 days ago · 36 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 3.050 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7963 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 3.689 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7963 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 3.414 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7967 days ago · 34 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.347 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7968 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 3.441 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7969 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 3.845 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7976 days ago · 18 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.746 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7976 days ago · 22 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 3.746 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7977 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 4.613 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7977 days ago · 43 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 3.211 km NNE of Vlachópoulo, Greece · 7980 days ago · 17 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000db6s. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC.