Greece earthquakes

M4.0 earthquake 166 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 166 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, Mar 9, 2005, 10:18 AM GMT+2 (08:18 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.5 196 km SSW of Methóni, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.0 (ML, local (Richter)), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-03-09 08:18:52 UTC
Depth
30.0 km (18.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.344° N, 21.386° 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 usp000dhv0. 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
216°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.8110 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7878 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 4.5196 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7878 days ago · 30 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 3.293 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7876 days ago · 52 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 3.985 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7863 days ago · 34 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 3.996 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7849 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 3.781 km SW of Kýthira, Greece · 7844 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 3.583 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7835 days ago · 34 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.687 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7834 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 3.6127 km W of Palaióchora, Greece · 7832 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 3.8101 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7825 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.5156 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7878 days ago · 35 km deep · 10 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dhv0. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:14 AM UTC.