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M4.2 earthquake 13 km S of Methóni, Greece

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 13 km S of Methóni, Greece on Wed, May 18, 2005, 1:24 AM GMT+3 (22:24 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2005-05-17 22:24:13 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.700° N, 21.710° 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 usp000dr2d. 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
92°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.014 km SSW of Dimitsána, Greece · 7806 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 3.184 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 7803 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.92 km SSW of Pýlos, Greece · 7803 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 3.418 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7798 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 3.212 km NNE of Kopanáki, Greece · 7794 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.214 km WNW of Kyparissía, Greece · 7791 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 3.551 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7790 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 3.834 km WSW of Methóni, Greece · 7790 days ago · 32 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 3.258 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 3.261 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7789 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 3.913 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7786 days ago · 29 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 3.438 km SSW of Methóni, Greece · 7785 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 2.97 km WNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7784 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 3.51 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.12 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7783 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.582 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7781 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 3.8central Mediterranean Sea · 7779 days ago · 34 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.155 km SSW of Gýtheio, Greece · 7778 days ago · 46 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 3.34 km E of Arfará, Greece · 7776 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 3.219 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7773 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 4.259 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7772 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  22. 3.655 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 7771 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 3.344 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 7769 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  24. 3.328 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7764 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 3.8112 km S of Methóni, Greece · 7763 days ago · 30 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 3.350 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7760 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 3.211 km S of Dimitsána, Greece · 7758 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 3.05 km WNW of Arfará, Greece · 7758 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 3.343 km W of Filiatrá, Greece · 7754 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.314 km W of Pýlos, Greece · 7753 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 3.214 km SSE of Lálas, Greece · 7753 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 3.518 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7753 days ago · 28 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 3.09 km WSW of Megalópoli, Greece · 7751 days ago · 15 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 3.537 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece · 7750 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 3.114 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7808 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 3.47 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7809 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 3.210 km WNW of Áris, Greece · 7809 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 3.211 km ENE of Paralía Vérgas, Greece · 7812 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.77 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7813 days ago · 23 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.936 km W of Kýthira, Greece · 7813 days ago · 16 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 3.45 km ESE of Arfará, Greece · 7817 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 3.623 km W of Methóni, Greece · 7817 days ago · 26 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 2.95 km NNW of Vlachiótis, Greece · 7819 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 3.313 km S of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 20 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.216 km SSW of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 3.015 km SW of Epitálio, Greece · 7819 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.015 km W of Megalópoli, Greece · 7820 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 3.458 km S of Koróni, Greece · 7820 days ago · 17 km deep · 50 km away
  16. 3.07 km W of Kyparissía, Greece · 7823 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 3.23 km NNE of Karyés, Greece · 7823 days ago · 24 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 3.58 km WSW of Áris, Greece · 7825 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 3.42 km NNE of Methóni, Greece · 7825 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 3.78 km ENE of Zacháro, Greece · 7825 days ago · 22 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000dr2d. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC.