Greece earthquakes

M3.6 earthquake 23 km W of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 23 km W of Methóni, Greece on Sun, May 8, 2005, 8:34 PM GMT+3 (17:34 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.4 44 km SSW of Lithakiá, 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
2005-05-08 17:34:32 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.780° N, 21.450° 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 usp000dq7h. 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
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 38 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.45 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 7816 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  2. 2.77 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7812 days ago · 23 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 3.211 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7812 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 4.444 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7810 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7809 days ago · 30 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 3.47 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7809 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7808 days ago · 16 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 4.213 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7807 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 3.014 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7806 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.92 km SSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7802 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 3.418 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7797 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.7Ionian Sea · 7796 days ago · 23 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 3.212 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 7794 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.214 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7791 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 3.551 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7790 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 3.834 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7790 days ago · 32 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 3.269 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7788 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 3.551 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7787 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 3.913 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7786 days ago · 29 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 3.438 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7785 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.97 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7784 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  24. 3.51 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 3.12 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 3.582 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7781 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7778 days ago · 46 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.34 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  29. 3.219 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7773 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  30. 4.259 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7772 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  31. 3.655 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7771 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7768 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 3.425 km SSE of Lithakiá, Greece · 7765 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  34. 3.328 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7763 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  35. 3.350 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7760 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 3.453 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7758 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 3.211 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7758 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  38. 3.05 km WNW of Arfará, Greece · 7758 days ago · 20 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.313 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 3.216 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 19 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 3.015 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7820 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7820 days ago · 17 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 3.741 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7822 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.07 km W of Kyparissía, Greece · 7822 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  9. 3.58 km WSW of Áris, Greece · 7824 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.42 km NNE of Methóni, Greece · 7825 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 3.78 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7825 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 3.111 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7838 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 3.316 km NW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7838 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 3.597 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7840 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 3.522 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7844 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.374 km SSW of Lithakiá, Greece · 7845 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dq7h. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.